Monday, October 7th:
5:10am, 69 degrees, 90%, 5-10mph. Hialeah-Cooper Landing-Chapel. Adidas Supernova Glide 5.
5mi easy - (7:55)
So tired this morning. I had originally planned on doing 8mi but cut the run short because my legs were heavy, I had no energy, and it felt like I was working too hard. Felt better once I cooled down and got some Gatorade in me. Thankfully the mornings should get cooler the rest of the week.
Tuesday, October 8th:
Off. No desire to run whatsoever. It was like that scene in Forrest Gump where Forrest just decides all at once he wants to stop running. Not sure what my running plans hold for me right now. Just kind of winging it and taking it day by day. I am realizing suddenly that Life is busy happening right now, and running is kind of being put on the back burner.
Wednesday, October 9th:
8:05pm, 58 degrees, 70%, 5-10mph. Hialeah Circuit, Cherry Hill Blvd-Chapel-Neighborhood. Adidas Adizero Boston 3.
8mi total - (7:38): 2mi warmup, 4x:55 Hialeah Hill @ 4:55/mi pace w/5:00 recovery jogs, 3.3mi cooldown
The mood kind of hit me late this evening to get a run in. Decided to throw in some quality in there. I would describe the hill efforts as "fast," not necessarily "hard." Was able to recover at ~8:00/mi pace in between each rep. Right IT band started acting up a little bit on the cooldown, so I did some band stretching when I got home. Felt good to get in a run tonight. We'll see what tomorrow brings.
Thursday, October 10th:
8:40pm, 62 degrees, 84%, 10-20mph. Maple Shade Loop (S). Adidas Supernova Glide 5.
5mi easy - (7:50)
Another last minute late night run. Kept it nice and easy after yesterday. Felt very smooth tonight - the cool breeze was actually kind of refreshing.
Friday, October 11th:
8:55am, 60 degrees, 90%, 10mph - light rain. Croft Farm-Cooper River Loop. Nike Pegasus 29 USATF.
10mi easy - (7:44)
Didn't get much sleep last night. Started the first 4-5 miles kind of lethargic, but slowly worked my way into a rhythm. Ended up going out at 39:00 and coming back in 38:20. Most of the negative split came in the last mile - 7:19. Finished with a lot of energy and running in me.
Saturday, October 12th:
3:30pm, 69 degrees, 65%, 15-25mph. Pennypacker Park: 1 outer loop, 2 inner loops. Adidas Adizero Boston 3.
5mi easy - (8:08)
Felt very efficient on the trails today, rolling up and down the hills, side stepping roots, jumping puddles and just generally going with the flow. Brought back some great memories of my CHW days.
Sunday, October 13th:
6:20am, 58 degrees, 75%, 10-15mph. Moorestown out-and-back from home. Saucony Cortana 3.
9mi total - (7:19): 2mi warmup (8:23), 5mi progression tempo Moderate-MP (7:02 6:49 45 37 23), 2mi cooldown (7:48)
Very slow first mile. Felt some carryover effect from the trail run yesterday afternoon. Also battled headwinds on the way out on the tempo. Took a Gu at the turnaround point and instantly felt more in control with the wind at my back on the way in. Really strong last mile. Felt like I had to work my way into this run. The first half was a struggle, the second half not so much.
Weekly Total: 42 miles
Knowing how busy my life is right now, I am not going to put any pressure on myself at the moment with any goal races on the schedule. If I can continue to run 6-7 days a week and continue to build on my fitness, great. If I can get run 3-4 days a week and just maintain my health and positive enthusiasm and maybe help out some teammates right now, great. The world is not only what you make of it, but how you choose to see it.
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