Every Run is a Great Run!

Tom, too funny about the dream. Maybe you are going bonkers. I will be going bonkers if I cannot run at least everyother day next week. Nice marathon pace run for you today, sweet.

Stay Kool, carry lots of money when you run marathons for those sour cream and chives GUs, B of BS Rools out

I about ran over you today on my motorcycle, I yelled Tom and was thinking of stopping but I didn't want to bother you, It looked like you were clipping along at a pretty good pace. I passed you just as you were about to turn the corner to head to the river bottoms just past the Golf Course...

Freaky dream too, kinda scary!!!

Keep working hard, you are an inspiration!

Tom, you've got to be kidding about not having any raw speed. Look at your tempo run pace. You're continuously banging out miles in the 6:30 range and getting close to 70 mpw in. I bet you've got more speed than you think. However, on the off chance that you don't ... I've got a tip for you. I don't know the science behind it, but I'm beginning to swear by it. HILL REPEATS. I'm finding amazing results from them. Anywhere from 1/4 to 1/2 mile repeats up a grade as little as slight to moderate. Keep the pace so that it feels "hard", like a normal repeat would. Use a jogging rest interval to get back to the bottom and repeat. I usually do about 2 to 2.5 miles of repeats at least every other week. If you don't believe me try throwing it into your workout by doing a 10 miler that has a moderate number of hills in it. Run it at LSD pace, except hit every hill 'hard', recovering back to LSD pace as quickly as you can, but without stressing yourself too terribly much. 4-5 days later head out for a Threshhold run. Get a good 3-4 mile warm up in and then let the dogs loose. Don't keep track of the splits. Just keep track of the 6-8 mile running time, and maybe that last mile (hit that one hard).

I was on my cool down too when you passed me.

Awsome run. You can just crank out all the sub 7 min miles.

That is a great dream. I will have to try to sell you some GU.

Great run. I think that you had that dream because your training has been so outstanding that you know the only things that will prevent you from reaching your goals are things that are out of your control. Remember, GU is free on the race course and you will be far ahead of the Gallow Walkers walking 6 wide.

Thanks guys for all the comments and support.

Jeff - thanks for the suggestions. I've been planning to add some form of speed work besides just the long tempos in my training a couple of weeks after the Striders 1/2 marathon in April. I think the schedule I'm looking at does start with some hill repeats similar to what you mention. I haven't really done hardly any type of short interval work over the winter so I'm assuming that's why my 5K pace and 1/2 marathon pace are only 15-25 seconds different.