The Next Step

Great day today.  I got later in the afternoon and just got in some easy miles.  Felt good today and just enjoyed being out on a beautiful fall afternoon.

55:45 (7:58 avg) 

Another great fall day.  Temp was around 68 with some light wind.  Just another easy run today.  Felt pretty good starting out today.  But felt tired the last couple of miles.  Not sure why.  I have had pretty craze schedule since getting back from HI so not sure if running at all different times has anything to do with it or maybe just cumulative fatigue.  Anyway glad to get in the miles and will keep on building.

65:36 (8:12 avg) 

Had a busy day at work yesterday and my wife was out of town with her mother in the hospital so had extra stuff to do with the kids so no run yesterday.  Was glad to get back out today. Had an super early meeting this morning so ran after work.  It was a really warm beautiful day (78 and windy).  I planned on doing a 4 mile tempo around 7:00 pace today.  Did a couple of miles warmup and was feel kind of tired.  Jumped into the tempo anyway.  First mile was ok but didn't feel the best.  Ran it in 7:02.  Second mile was more of a struggle and toward the end I was pushing too hard for a tempo so just called it off for today. Second mile in 7:03.  Not sure if I am just tired from a lot of extra work stuff and lack of sleep or if it is something with my fitness.  Will give it a few days and see how it goes.

55:28 (7:56 avg) 

Early meetings again today so ran after work.  Another warm, sunny and windy day with temp of 76.  After yesterday feeling so tired on the tempo I decided to do a super easy recovery run today.  Went out easy and kept the pace slow.  Didn't feel the best but hopefully will help me get the bounce back.

52:23 (8:46 avg) 

What a difference a day makes.  Both in the weather and how I felt.  The temp dropped into the mid 40's and it was very windy.  I felt good starting out and ran a decent pace to stay warm.  It started to rain just before 8 miles and I hate running in cold ran.  I picked up the pace to try to get back before the heavy stuff started.  Ran the 9th mile in 7:30 and the 10th in 7:07 so I will call them MP pace.  Felt strong all the way.  I guess yesterday's easy run did some magic.

1:18:18 (7:50 avg) 

Cold and windy morning.  Felt pretty good but just ran real easy.  I had some commitments with the kids this morning so didn't have time to go farther.  Glad to get in a few miles.

42:15 (8:27 avg)