AM: Did a 2 mile warmup, 1 mile with Kim before we separated so I could do hill repeats and she could meet up with a new running buddy.
My legs were feeling surprisingly good after the busy weekend but I figured with the lack of sleep factor and general Monday blahs that I might not be in top form for doing hills. This was indeed the case as I think I wimped out a bit on most the repeats. However I was still happy I was able to complete the entire set of 8 x 2-minute repeats with 3-min active recovery. I figure it's better to slow down a bit and finish the entire workout than try to force the pace but quit half way through. Ave pace (of entire workout, hills ave was faster or course) 8:55.
I'm slow blogging the run today as I got one of my ugly migraine headaches about an hour after the run that is just now finally wearing off. When I get these I can't hardly see straight and doing any computer work is almost impossible. So my first hour of work has been a wash, mostly sitting in the dark with eyes closed, massaging the temples and trying to quicken the recovery. I'm so glad I'm now finally feeling better.
Noon: Ran with Paul, Nate and Bill out toward EagleView but going straight rather than up the ugly hill. Wasn't sure how it would go after the migraine this morning but things turned out OK. Fortunately this was a recovery run for everyone so the pace stayed in the easy 8-9 range. I didn't want to push my luck with miles today so I left the group and turned around after 2.5 miles to make 5 total (they were doing 6 miles). Ave pace 8:31. |