My Running Log

Holy cow, I was sore this morning. I had a hard time gettting going. My hamstrings were super sore. But once I got going, I was able to run 8 minute pace. And once I got going, I felt like putting in 8 miles. But now, my legs continue to be super sore. I can't remember being this sore. So I guess this indicates that those sprints on Saturday were needed to strengthen my legs.

Did a late night run on the treadmill. My legs were still super sore, and I felt worn down, so I didn't push as hard on my tempo run as I could have. Though I did run much of it at 7:00 pace.

I ran another 8 miles on the treadmill. This was pretty boring. But I did push myself a bit at the end to spice it up. My pace was 7:30 average for an hour of running.

My GPS watch is in the mail, so I plan to get outside more after getting that.

I ran 8 miles on the treadmill for the fourth day in a row. This time it was a hill workout. I did the same speed (7:30 pace) and level (5) as last week but increased the mileage by one mile. It was very challenging at some points, but I would say I could have done more. Next week (if I run on the treadmill) I'm going to do the same except do the "random hill" workout because I think it's more challenging and it keeps you guessing what will come next.

It was a busy but productive day (finally on a Saturday!). I started running at 10:40 PM. I had wanted to run again on a track, but it didn't happen, so I reverted to the treadmill. But it was an excellent workout. I had on the schedule to run 6-8 x 800m repeats. But since the fastest the treadmill goes is 6:00 mile pace, I thought I would see about running more.

The first repeat was 3:10. The rest of them I ran at 3:00. After 5 repeats, I took a bathroom break and was feeling pretty strong. Then I made it up to 9 repeats, and I was feeling decent still. On the tenth one, I was struggling but decided to keep going a bit longer than 800m. I extended it to a 1200m. The interesting thing was that on that last 400m, I felt like I was in the runner's high.

I feel great about this workout and this week. I ran more miles than I had though I would and was able to run through soreness. 6:00 mile pace isn't feeling as much like a sprint as it has felt.

Here's great news...my Garmin 205 came today! Now I can be a groupie with all the other large watch wearing runners. But seriously, this should be a great help in guiding my outdoor runs.

P.S. I don't know what the deal was with my weight. Suddenly I jumped a few pounds the last couple days.