#2017in2017

[nobodycaresaboutyourrun]

May 6 run - 5.5 miles. Sometimes the best laid plans don't work out. The idea was to do 10ish today over a hilly course. I stepped outside and was surprised by the humidity. A couple of miles in and I was struggling. Made the call to swap today's run with what I had planned for Sunday. So I'll give the longer run another shot tomorrow. Not the end of the world. If I had forced it today, I'm pretty sure the last half would have been slow and miserable. Keeping the big picture in mind. On a strange note, I'm pretty sure I saw Morgan Uceny on my run. A woman with a strong stride came around a corner at me. As she passed me, I thought she looked familiar. About a minute later, I placed the face. She was even wearing an adidas shirt. When I got home, I looked at her instagram. Apparently, she is living up here now. Who knew? Small world!

[trisarahtri]

FINALLY made it to the 100 mile mark. The first 2 months of the year have been hectic but I'm glad I've made it this far. Only going up from here! #2017in2017 #runtheyear #training

[maria-the-ghoul]

Can I do it?! Can I get 2.90 miles today? I CAN AND THEN 100 MORE MILES IN THE MONTH. I CAN DO THIS.

[nobodycaresaboutyourrun]

May 3 run - 8.2 miles. I think this was about as perfect weather conditions for running as possible. Warm enough for shorts and a t shirt, but fairly cool and crisp. Oddly enough, not many runners out there though. Pace was up and down, but overall decently quick. Last full mile was under 7:30. At some point soon I'll be ready to start deliberately adding in some speed.

[nobodycaresaboutyourrun]

May 1 run - 6.1 miles. Same loop as yesterday. Just the opposite direction around the pond. Totally dead legs from squats yesterday evening. My quads were blown out and it felt like I was dragging concrete blocks. I spent the whole run thinking the pace was slow. But when I looked at my watch when I was done, I was pleasantly surprised with the splits. I guess it just felt awful.

[nobodycaresaboutyourrun]

May 2 run - 6.1 miles. Holy humidity, Batman! In a month or so, this will feel crisp, but for now it felt really sticky. Still doing these runs faster than I should be. It would be better if I slowed down a bit and tried to absorb the training a little better. All of a sudden, the leaves are fully out on the trees. Spring has certainly sprung.

[nobodycaresaboutyourrun]

May 4 run - 5.3 miles. I guess one way to force myself to slow down on a run is to do it the morning after a hard night run. Does it count as recovery pace if it was as fast as I could handle? Feels good to get this done before work. And tomorrow is a planned off day. A little recovery is just what I need.

[nobodycaresaboutyourrun]

April 27 run - 6.1 miles. Early morning run with up and down paces. So nice to be out running early in a t shirt. I love it when the weather starts getting nice. Trying to keep my energy up these days - morning run and some time in the gym after work. Just slogging away at trying to get into shape.