Monday afternoon
3.6 mi / 5.8 km
70 F / 21 C
My wife tricked me into celebrating Mother's Day twice over the weekend, so no weekend long run. Now I've missed three out of four. I'm just going to have to bite the bullet and do the weekend long run first thing in the morning Saturday or Sunday, before anything can come up.
Then yesterday I got a late start again, so couldn't run the full hour I had wanted to before having to go pick up the kids. So I just stopped by the JHS track on my way out of the neighborhood.
It's kinda ironic that now that the weather is finally decent, it's become harder to get my runs in. What have I done to displease the bfr gods?
Anyway, I started out a little stiff, because I hadn't done any stretching or massaging since my last run last Thursday, but my legs started to loosen up by the last mile or so, dipping down below 9mm pace without really trying. The distinction between aerobic and tempo is starting to blur, and I find myself comfortable running at a slightly higher effort level all the time.
And it seems like my pace is really dropping these days, so I'm tempted to just keep running down on the track for a few weeks, keeping the surface and terrain constant, so that I can monitor my progress. Maybe mix in a little hill and stair work on the side.
The track's sandy gravel felt a little ouchy on the first mile, so I did the second mile and the second half of the third mile up on the grass inside the track, but then by the last two laps my soles felt fine on the track proper. Another advantage to keeping to the track for a while is the excellent sole-conditioning this provides.
Great to see Dama and Nick's running coming along. And amazing to see Dama using the quoting function properly. My faith in progress has been restored.
Great times Laura!
Can anybody kick these off?
I felt a bit awkward my first time too.