not giving up on the comeback

Felt really pretty good today.  Took a whole new route.  I need to make a few this week just to shake things up a bit.

6.4 @7:20 ave pace

4.1 after work - @ 6:55 ave pace.  It is great to feel good for once.  The heat wasn't as bad today.  Such a big difference that makes. 

Ran a fartlek workout today

3 mile warmup at around 7:30 ave pace and then 4 with 1 min and 2 min pickups (at 5K-10K pace) with 1 min regular easy pace in between the pickups.  It was a decent workout.   The ave pace for the 4 miles was 6:33 min/mile.  3.75 cooldown at just over 7:30 pace.

My bonus for today is two nice blisters.  I'm beginning to think it the socks my wife bought me recently...

Got out this morning before work.  I was a bit sore from yesterday and from the bike ride to and from school.  But the run went ok for an easy run. 

6.1 @ 7:07 ave pace

Will get out later today for a short one.

Ah - did another one after work.  I'm stiff and sore from yesterday's fartlek.  I guess I'm getting old cause I am feeling these efforts more than ever...

4.1 @ 7:01 ave pace.  There are some dang long hills on this route.  I went backwards today - and it is even harder than the forward way I think.  Good Times.  :)

This guy will give you some perspective - dang

http://www.flotrack.org/blogs/blogger/MrPants/14999-fall-marathon-training-week-5

Ran after work - still hot out.  That rain the keep warning us about is just not going to happen apparently.  

10.1 @ 7:42 ave pace - I took water but still lost 7 lbs of sweat - nice...

got out before lunch to sweat a bit - legs aren't really sore just not spunky.  Once I got warmed up things were fine.  

5.3 @ 7:22 ave pace

Need another 4-5 later today

4.6 - @ 7:16 ave pace - felt ok

set out to do 15 as my plan calls for, but I didn't map it out beforehand and I turned around .2 early.  No big deal in the long run.  I felt good the whole way, and felt like I was just cruising at the end.  A nice even split on the out and back course.  A good end to my biggest week in a long time.

14.6  @ 7:48 ave pace