Believe in yourself, and you just never know...

2 mile super easy on the trail.  Barely seems worth adding to the blog, but my legs were tired after El Scorcho, and I might as well get some credit ;o)

Tough hill workout this morning…and I didn’t even do the full work out. 1 ½ mile jog to “Spring Creek”, and then 3 sets of short, medium and long versions of the hill. After that it was 3 times up the hill backwards, 3 sprints and then a job back to the start. All in all it was 7.5 miles.

8 miles of super easy running this morning.  Well having said that the 8:30 min/miles didn’t feel too good given the conditions.

Spped workout today.  1 1/2 mile warm up, followed by drills and then 6 laps at 5K pace.  I managed to do that in 9:10, which was ok given the conditions.  5 minute break and then I'd run 200 meters, then a 50-75 meter job, then 200 meters.  I ran 12 x 200 meters.  After all that I jogged home.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh...that was my reaction this morning at 6:30am.  I could not believe that my alarm had failed to go off again.  Well it went off, but on silent mode...thanks iPhone!!

 Ok enough of feeling sorry for myself.  I pulled myself together, ate a banana, drank a 32oz Powerade Zero, and I was ready to hit the trail.  I decided to follow part of the Gazelles route...although backwards...so that I wouldn't have to do the whole thing on the trail.  The first 2 miles were flat, but then there were some good rolling hills for the next few miles.  I rejoined the trail at around 9 1/2 miles.  I then did the remainder fo the 10 mile loop, and jogged back to the apartment for just around 19 miles.  I was one short of my target, but 19 miles on your own, when its hot, is a tough mental challenge.

Best moment of the run came with just under 2 miles to go.  I was really struggling and then I started to see people with Gatorade bottles....I thought...where did all these people get those?  I turned the next bend and there like a mirage was a crew of people giving away 20oz bottles of the stuff.  I don't know what flavor it was, but it was cool liquid with electrolytes...nothing...and I mean nothing...has ever tasted that good!!