Training done (7/17): 13.5 miles, in 2:00:10 (8:54/mile). Welcome back. Another hot, sunny early morning. First run after six days on the bench. I turned to John 3.5 miles in and said, “this is going to be tough.” Sure enough. Fell behind John, Steve, and Laura about 11 miles in, but I was able to pull it together and finish okay. Definitely didn’t have anything left at the end.
Training done (7/18): 2.96 miles easy around Glendale.
Training done (7/19): 6.00 miles in 52:44 (8:47/mile). This was a tough one. I went at 5:30 in the evening in Forest Park, and I think the heat index was close to 110F. I made a point to count how many other runners I saw. Normally there’s too many to count. This day I saw 12. The sun and heat were tough, but I made it around on my feet.
Training done (7/20): Total of 5.5 miles, broken up in a track workout. I ran 800s again at Hixson. 1.5 up, then 800s at intended 3:20 pace with 400 jog recovery, 0.5 down.
. I went at 9:30pm to avoid the sun. It was a lot tougher than two weeks ago when I did it, but the pace was faster this time. I had stomach problems and didn’t feel like my legs had much life, so after the fourth rep I told myself I’d bear down for one more good one, so I wouldn’t end with a dud. 3:16, 3:23, 3:20, 3:22, 3:14. Didn’t feel as successful as last time, but at least I got five decent reps in.
Training done (7/21): None. Took a day off after two tough days in a row.
