Quest For Boston

I really didn't want to race this weekend but seeing as it was out here on the Island and I was race co-ordinator last year I felt compelled to participate. Schedule was for a long day so I went out early and did 7. Then I went home and showered and headed out for the race.  I didn't know what to expect so I was very happy with the results. Last year I was struggling to get under 20 minutes so this performance was exciting.  I worked the 2nd mile and it ended up being my fastest of the three so this strategy seems to be working so far this season.  I moved up on the second place runner with a half to go but I had no kick left and he easily out distanced me over the final stretch. I did manage to hold on to third as another 40+ runner was bearing down on me.  Luckily he started his kick a little late.

1- 6:18

2- 5:57

3- 6:08

An easy 5 miler. The wind was howling today with a steady 30 along the water; which was half my run.  When it gusted I was barely moving forwards. It was a lot of fun!!!

Long day at work today. By the time I got home I was tired.  Didn't realy feel like going out but figured a little something was better than nothing. I didn't even bring the Garmin with me.  Just let my body decide the pace. I probably crawled along at 8:30's.  Afterwards I was glad I ran.

It's called a race but it actualy is a chance for people to get together every week and do a hard tempo run.  I wanted to do a hard run but it can be kind of hard to do that by your self, so I took the boat over to the mainland and hooked up with a local running club for their weekly race. It's fairly flat with a beautiful water view. The goal going in was to do 6:45's for as long as I could.  About 30 people showed up and did the run.  I went out a little fast in 6:10 but felt good.  That's when I decided to see how far I could hold it.  Turns out I couldn't hold it for very long. :)

My second mile was a 6:18 followed by miles of 6:37 and 6:45. I'll be honest.; I found myself falling asleep a little through the last two miles. Maybe too many hard miles the past 2 weeks.  I finished up with a 6:30.  The legs felt pretty tired afterwards.  Still, I was very happy with the workout. It was only about 20 seconds off of a P.R.

The plan this week was to do my long run on Sunday but the weather report called for torrential downpours so I moved up the run a day.  Probably not the best of plans after a hard run yesterday but I figured I be as smart about it as I could be and did a double loop.  That way if I wasn't feeling it I could cut the run short. I did the run with Dave and for the first time incorporated a Gallowwalking type workout.  2 miles running followed by 1 minute walking.  I thought it would be kind of dumb but that minute sure did go by quick.  All th3e research seems to show that it doesn't take away fromthe workout but allows for a faster recovery.  We'll see.  I actually felt pretty good for the run after the first 3 miles.  It took that long to really loosen up and get into a rhythm.  I could have run longer but decided to end it at the 17.5.  With my deciding against the spring marathon there's no need to do too much milage right now.