TexasLindsey

10.7 miles at 4:45 am.  Weather=79 degrees, 75% humidity, 70 dew point, 0 mph wind, dark.  Average pace=8:28/m.

mile 1- 9:56

mile 2- 8:20

mile 3- 8:25

mile 4- 8:29

mile 5- 8:15

mile 6- 8:12

mile 7- 7:47

mile 8- 7:52

mile 9- 7:50

mile 10- 9:17

mile 11- 8:48

Ran 1 mile warm up to the corner to meet Tim.  Then we proceeded to do 3 loops in our neighborhood.  First loop was 2.5 miles and we averaged about 8:25/m.  The second loop was 3 miles and we averaged about 8:10/m.  Then the third loop was 2 miles and we averaged 7:50/m.  The final two miles of the run I did by myself and I went slow for a cool down. 

Good run.  I was feeling energetic this morning because I am finally getting over this sinus infection and I've been getting caught up on sleep. 

8 miles at 4:45 am.  Weather=84 degrees, 51% humidity, 64 dew point, 13 mph wind, dark. 

mile 1- 10:38

mile 2- 8:35

mile 3- 8:32

mile 4- 8:34

mile 5- 8:29

mile 6- 8:18

mile 7- 7:50

mile 8- 10:21

Ran 1 mile warm-up to corner to meet Tim.  We ran 6 miles.  Then 1 mile cool-down home.  Legs felt achey today.  Left calf muscle is bothering me.  During the day my left heel is hurting but it's ok when I run.  I don't really understand that because I am a forefoot runner... why would my heel hurt? 

I think I would solve all my problems if I could just get a running expert to make me proper orthotics.  I think the orthotics I have are not helping... but I'm used to running with them and so whenever I go without I get blisters or odd pains afterwards.  Just need more money...  I swear I'm going to need to find part-time job to pay for all this running stuff.

6.5 miles at 5:15am. Weather=84 degrees, 54% humidity, 63 dew point, 5 mph wind, dark and cloudy.

mile 1- 10:21

mile 2- 8:27

mile 3- 8:42

mile 4- 8:58

mile 5- 8:26

mile 6- 9:27

final .5 pace- 9:46

Ran easy with Tim.  Our pace was all over the place because we were talking alot today. 

I figured out that this achey leg thing I've been struggling with for weeks might be magnesium deficiency.  I have lactic acid build up in my legs and that makes them ache.  You need magnesium to remove lactic acid.  So I am going to focus on magnesium rich food all day to see if it helps.

Then I figured out this heel pain on my left foot is plantar fasciitis. 

6.6 miles at 4:45 am.  Weather=81 degrees, 47% humidity, 59 dew point, 0 mph wind, dark.  Average pace=8:45/m.

mile 1- 9:59

mile 2- 8:14

mile 3- 8:18

mile 4- 8:10

mile 5- 8:25

mile 6- 8:30

mile 7- 9:42

Ran 1 warm-up mile to corner to meet Tim.  We did a 4.6 mile loop.  Then ran 1 cool down mile home.  We ran easy today and we talked.  For some reason I felt great today.  When I got home and looked at the splits I was surprised, by effort alone I would have guessed the pace was like 8:45 most miles. 

I drank one of those gatorade G1 thingys this morning about 20 minutes before I left.  I don't know if that had something to do with how good I felt. 

Plantar faciatis is feeling better today.  Been rolling my foot on balls all day.  Made an effort to eat magnesium rich foods these last two days and I can tell you that I am no longer achey.  For two weeks my muscles have ached and now they feel perfectly fine.  I guess I had lactic acid buildup and the magnesium helped clear it out.  Amazing how much nutrition plays a roll in performance.  I'm spending all this time and effort training... I have to remember that equally important in improving is what I eat... oh and how much sleep I get.

13 miles at 6:30am. Weather=89 degrees, 48% humidity, 62 dew point, 6 mph wind, sunny. Average pace=8:14/m.

mile 1- 8:33

mile 2- 8:23

mile 3- 8:09

mile 4- 8:29

mile 5- 8:20

mile 6- 8:27

mile 7- 8:18

mile 8- 7:58

mile 9- 7:59

mile 10- 7:58

mile 11- 8:10

mile 12- 8:10

mile 13- 8:05

Lots of people were gone today because they are running Pike's Peak. I stayed with a group until the half way point and then I tried to go faster the second half running by myself. The sun was really oppressive so I didn't do as well as I would have liked.

We're leaving for our vacation today. Running on the beach this coming week... Texas beach that is... so it's going to still be pretty hot and humid.