running for my mind

8 - Might take a few days to get my legs working properly again after Saturday's simulation. I loosened up after a couple of miles, but now my legs are pretty sore again. I am planning on this week being my last before I start to taper for St. George. I was not planning on being as sore this morning though. 

10 - lingering niggles, but that is to be expected I guess.

Heads up to mark your calendars if you are interested. On the 27th at 6:30pm we are going to host an outdoor house concert with a couple local singer/songwriters. Should be a great time!

10 along the parkway. Legs felt better (more snappy) this morning, but still have some lingering tightness in my left calf/soleus and my right quad and hip. Don't know yet if I should hold off on the tempo tomorrow or if I should go for it and then get feeling better during my taper that starts next week.

Last long tempo before St. George. 2 mile warmup - 10 at pace - 2 cooldown.

I am going to chalk this up to one of my best runs...not because I felt great. It was actually the exact opposite. My legs were tired from mile 1 but I pushed on. For the first couple of miles, every time I looked at my watch I swear it read 6:35. I had to push to get it down. I considered just caving to a slower pace, knowing that Saturday's run was still in my legs, but then I decided it would be a perfect test of fast miles on tired legs. And, it was.

6:26, 6:27, 6:25, 6:24, 6:18, 6:17, 6:16, 6:13, 6:14, 6:06  --  6:18 avg.

Goal for St. George is sub 2:50. I need to average right about 6:30. I feel ready. One more long run on Saturday and then time to start the taper.

10 easy on the parkway. It was a brisk morning and it felt great. You could feel fall in the air.

Easy with Brayden and Scott. Felt pretty tired throughout. Legs were heavy. Cumulative fatigue from the last three weeks and the few months prior. Dropped the pace on mile 20 to a 6:23.

It is my last day teaching at the U this year. I look forward to more open Saturdays. I need a nap.