Took my birthday off from running just because I was tired. Maybe there's something to this rest thing. Went out tonight, legs felt great, and I pretty much cooked 12.3, with 3.6 in sub-GMP surges to boot. Didn't check pace on any of the surges (well after dark and never lit up the Garmin to look), just kinda ran by feel. Surges were at 7:47, 7:47, 7:44, 7:32 and 7:34 paces. Finished 12.3 in less than 1:46; easily would have finished a half-marathon distance in under two hours if I'd continued running, even with a shoe-tying break that almost caused me to pass out when I stood up afterward (that was about the 10 mile mark). Thinking now I may have to do my long run Friday afternoon, because I have to work this weekend, plus the ball game Saturday night. That may not be too bad. Have a chance to recover that way before the game, and I can still get in a recovery run Saturday if I finish work in time. We'll see how it works. | 