My Running Log

I didn't feel up to running hard this morning, so I did my easy run. Actually, I still pushed a little and ran most of it at 7:30 pace (with no incline). Once I got going my body felt better.

Did a tempo run on the treadmill for 4.5 miles with warmup and cooldown at 7:00 pace. That was a tough run for me. I'm feeling it now, too. But I wanted to push myself a bit.

Nice elliptical workout for 45 minutes. This was a good cardio workout and worked my legs but wasn't too hard on my body. My ligaments and tendons didn't feel as sore as they usually do after the pounding from a run. So I think it's a good thing for me to do once a week.

 By the way, after yesterday's tough run, my body was super tired. I decided to take this morning off and work out in the evening instead, and I think that was a good move.

Did a hill workout on the treadmill. 4.25 miles at 8:00 pace on level 7. Was fairly difficult, but I feel good now. I'm slowly increasing the mileage for these mid-week runs.

I kept trying to convince myself to run outside today, especially because I have a race coming up next weekend. But I wimped out and didn't want to run in the cold. But my run went well regardless. I ran a 0.5 mile warmup and cooldown. In between, the first 5.5 miles were at 8:34 pace, and the next 5.5 miles were at 8:00 pace or faster. I sped up on the last 1.5 miles, and it actually felt really easy, though my body was tired. I felt a slight twinge toward the end in my hip and knee, but hopefully it's nothing (most likely based on past experience).

This was another good week. I wasn't as excited to run because life outside of running was so busy. But fortunately I was able to stick with my streak of running 5 times a week and also increasing mileage each week. Today's run was the longest of the year, and this week was the most mileage of the year for me. My weight went up a bit this week, but no worries.