Running is a means and never merely an end

Long run Sunday - 11 miles at 8:10 average pace. I felt like I was going probably 30 seconds slower than that, so that was a pleasant surprise to see on my watch after I finished. Abs afterwards.

Correr largo para domingo - 11 millas a 8:10 ritmo promedio. Sentí como corría probablemente 30 segundos más lentamente que esto, así esto era una sorpresa agradable ver en mi reloj después de terminé. Abdominales después. 

AM- 1.5 warm up & cool down. 3 x 4x400 at 90-92 with 60 sec rest and 3min between sets. I hit 90 for 8 of the 12, 92 for 2 of them, and 88 for the first and last ones. Felt like it should have been a little easier than it was, but I'm still happy with those splits.

PM- 4 mile shakeout. Something in the arch of my right foot is bothering me...hopefully a good night's sleep will shake that off.

Ran throughout Cullowhee again today (Rec & Western)! 1.5 miles warm up right into a 5 mile tempo at 80% of race pace, or target 7:32. I averaged 7:28. We could either do 5 or 6 miles, but I went with 5 since my foot had been bothering me a bit yesterday and still this morning. I'm gonna ice it a few times today.

Weight lifted and stretched afterwards.

Corrí por Cullowhee un otro vez hoy (Centre de recreación y Western)! 1.5 millas para entrar en calor inmediatamente en un correr tempo de 5 millas a 80% de mi ritmo de carrera, o un meta de 7:32 ritmo promedio. Promedié 7:28. Podríamos hacer 5 o 6 millas, pero corrí 5 porque mi pie había sido me molesta un poco ayer y este mañana también. Voy a lo enfriar algunas veces hoy.

Levanté pesas y estiré después.

Recovery run down North River Road, 8:12 average. High-fived some construction workers on my way back. Abs afterwards!

Correr para recuperación en North River Road, 8:12 ritmo promedio. Choqué esos cinco con algunas trabajadoros de construción en camino a mi casa. Hice abdominales después.

8 rainy miles easy, fun though! Averaged 8:01. Legs felt pretty rough going up the big Savannah Drive hill, but other than that I felt good.

8 millas relajado en la lluvia, pero era divertido! Promedié 8:01 por milla. Mis piernes me dolieron cuando corría hacia arriba la cuesta de Savannah Drive, pero aparte de esto sentí bien.

AM- 3x1600 targeting 0-10 seconds over race pace (6:20) with a 400m jog between. Kind of a rough workout for lots of little reasons, I felt really slow and got progressively slower each lap and each mile overall, which is a bad sign. Splits were 6:20, 6:29, 6:30. I stayed within 10 seconds (barely) but I wish I had been consistently around 6:25ish. Oh well. 

PM- 

Opted out of a recovery run today in light of the fact that I accidently increased my mileage this week by like 30% over the past few weeks. I think I was just really excited to be home and have all this time to run as much as I want. At school my schedule really does limit my mileage, which sucks. Anyways, I played Just Dance - the workout version - for a while with Abby and did core work while she was dancing. Fun way to get my blood moving a bit still!