March 24th- March 30th "Week #15"

Mileage for the Year 2014
1,169 miles

Mileage for the week 3/24- 3/30
101 miles

3/30
20 miles  "Hay is in the barn!"

Had a great confidence boost workout today.  It's not that I ran suprisingly fast today, but that it felt pretty easy and no big deal.  It's nice when 20 milers seem pretty easy, especially with a workout in it.

Here it is:

3 mile warm-up with striders
2x2 mile Tempo (5:25, 5:25) 400m recovery (5:25, 5:25)
8 miles @ 6:20 avg. I ran to Dearmoun and back.
3 mile tempo (5:25, 5:25, 5:21)
1.5 mile cool down



3/29
7 miles

I had a great recovery pace run this morning before working at the RAVEN.  Sometimes good music makes a big difference. Felt great!

3/28
16 miles (12am/4pm)

I had a dentist appointment after school and I did NOT want to run 12 miles in the evening. So, I woke up at 4:45am and I was on the treadmill by 5:10am. Surprisingly I felt awake.  I started at 7:30 pace and progressed down to 5:39 pace towards the end.  Felt really good, especially for being so early in the morning.

Super easy recovery miles after work today.

3/27
13 miles (8am/5pm)

Easy recovery this morning.  Still tough to get up at 5am, but gotta get it done.  Felt pretty good, but legs a little tired from yesterday still.  Another easy recovery pace run after work.

3/26
20 miles (15am/5pm)

Had a great run today! Started at the post office and ran the totem route.  It was sunny and about 38 above!  Dry pavement too!!!!! Started at 7:20 pace and quickly progressed down the 6:20 pace.  The last 2 miles were 5:42 and 5:31.  Felt really good.

Easy 5 mile recovery in the evening on the treadmill.

3/25
13 miles (8am/5pm)

Both easy recovery runs today.  Felt good in both and my legs feeling better.

3/24
12 miles (7am/5pm)

Both were easy recovery pace runs.  My legs were definitely beat up and tired.  I think it's from running outside yesterday and running hard on downhills. Maybe the 10K friday night took a little toll too.  I warmed up throughout the day though and felt better.