I was a little nervous going into today's run. It was supposed to be 16 miles run at 10% slower than marathon pace or about 08:45/mile. I have been feeling better since my sickness but today was going to be my first long run in a while. Normally 16 isn't that bad considering the miles we had been putting in but I missed last weekend's 20 mile run and the previous was just 10 miles. Endurance … [Read more...]
Epiphany
February 28, 2008 By
I convinced Danoh to step off the treadmill, take off his dress, and join me outside for a "real" run. Today we were supposed to do 5, 2 mile intervals. So, this was going to be an 11 mile mid-week run. This is a lot for me during the week. I don't think I've run 11 miles in 1 day during the week that wasn't a holiday. Plus, I was just started to feel better from my sickness. It was dark, a … [Read more...]
A Hard 10
February 28, 2008 By
A Hard 10 for key workout number 1 of week 8 for the 12 week marathon training plan. I met up with Jason a mile into the run. He convinced me to run outside, in the blizzard like conditions. Oh how I love the treadmill when is cold out. Anyhow, we kept a solid 8:00 pace or less all the way to the park. On the way back we picked it up a bit. I felt rather good for some reason and forgot Jason … [Read more...]