Quest For Boston

Back from Florida. Had a couple of 1/2 hour runs while down there,  The heat was tough after leaving 40 degree weather.  Would have run more but the walking was killing me.  Why?   8 easy today.  Felt good.

5 miles at 7:46 pace

Long day at work today.  I came home and didn't feel much like running but forced myself out the door.  Gald I did.  Legs were a bit heavy but pushed myself to run a bit out of my comfort level.

I was thinking about running all day today.  Although my legs were tired I decided that mentaly I needed to push myself.  Did my 1.1 mile warm up and proceeded to run the St. Pats 5k course.  18:42 for 6:02 pace.  miles were 6:05, 5:59, 6:03.  This was my p.r. before this season.  The run didn't feel great by any stretch of the imagination but I pushed through and didn't allow my mind to shut down.  These tempo runs are not exactly fun but I do enjoy the feeling of accomplishment when they are over. Now to find out why my lone hard runs are so close to my races as far as times.HMM?

Easy recovery run today.  The calfs were realy tight. I never realy got flowing. Off day scheduled for tommorrow.

4 miles in 31 minutes. Worked on better form for the last 2 miles. Need to find a more efficient way to run. I feel myself leaning back in my stride the past few months.  Slight forwards lean is keeping more off my heels and quicker. Long run tommorrow.