They all can't be "easy" runs.

10.2 miles. Hood route to legacy trail to colonia and back. 6 am start. We've been getting highs in the mid 80s this week, with high humidity and dew point. You know, like May. Anyway, the firat 2 and the last 2 felt rough, but the stuff in the middle felt okay. Then church then an hour of soccer in the sweltering heat, then pool.

3.5 miles. hood route. 6:15 am start. 70 deg. 100% hum. 70 dew point. Just plain gooey. I really had to fight to make this happen this morning. I'm still sore from the weekend. 

1.2 up. 3.5 hood route miles in 26:33. (7:35 pace). 1.2 down. Same weather as yesterday, super hot and humid, with now tangible mist. This run was good, and a step in the right direction. But this comeback feels really slow.

I'm a bit bummed that I can't lose weight as fast as I used-to-could. Yeah, yeah, I know. I've got to be more disciplined about the intake. That scale needle hasn't moved off of 194 since January 1. I should be, like, 175 by now. I say this, not out of vanity, but out of understanding that there is a direct relationship between running performance and weight. I've got 20 pounds to lose. I feel like I can't begin training in earnest until I get that scale number to move, you know, a LITTLE. A small bit of success at losing weight would go a long way. 

5.5 miles. Hood Route. 6:15 am start. 

Pm. At track. 1.5 up. (6) x 800 with 400 AR. 1 down. 2:55 (I was trying to impress some teenagers that were blazing through some 100s! What was I thinking? They were polite, though.) 3:03, 3:07, 3:10, 3:07, and 3:07. All first laps except the first were 1:32.

5.5 miles. Hood Route. 6:15 am start. Hot, Humid, and Slow. Cool thing - while running by Nokomis Groves, I almost got knocked over by the orange blossom smell. Today, that fragrance is awesome! In two weeks, I'll be altering my route to avoid the stink. 

20.75 miles. Hood route to Legacy Trail over circus bridge to Caspersen Beach and back. Last 5 miles in 37:29. 7:30 pace. Cooler temps with a big breeze out of the north east. There's always a big breeze from the north the weekend of the shark's tooth 10k. When you turn on mile 4 to run along the intracoastal waterway, that wind stands you right up. So because I was running part of my run on the race course, I had to run pretty fast for the middle 4 miles of this run so that I would get off the course before the Race went through. So I was running pretty quick in the middle. I really wish I would have raced something this weekend. There are no soccer games to go to, and there are two great races I could have chosen from. There is the Sunshine Skyway 10K or the shark's tooth 10K. I should have gotten one of those.

PS I hope I just run did great in his race today!

Also, weekly goals:

More than 50 miles - check.

Long run - check.

Intervals - check.

Tempo - check, but needs work.

Soccer tournament next weekend is going to make hitiing all of next week's goals tough.