#endaitens

[cmjhawk86]

Surprisingly chilly day for 46°, thanks to a strong wind that made it feel like 36°. But I had good gear so no worries. I had a #steadystaterun on tap today - 30 minutes. I was looking for 7:40 pace and ended up more like 7:50. It’s always hard to gauge pace in my hilly neighborhood. I had thought about running down to the track for my warmup and doing the SS there on a flat surface. Maybe I should have. But it’s all done now either way. And I run a negative split even though the elevation gain in the second half is higher. I’ll count it as good work done. #runblr #fitblr #springracingseason #mcmillanrunning #monumentave10k #cherryblossomtenmiler #winterrunning #endaitens #adidasrunning #2xurunning (at Mantua, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B74Kj1wHq39/?igshid=19hq3g1xlxdvv

[cmjhawk86]

Finishing up a long day of #xcrunning related activity. First we had a #leelancersxc Saturday practice, followed by our shoe/spike preseason event at @metrorunwalk. Then it was back to the school for our carwash fundraiser, but prior to that I darted home to give @finnmcshane some exercise - ran about a mile with him. After being out in the sun for 3 hours washing cars and pulling in $290 for the team, I headed back to #lakeaccotinkpark in the evening for the @dcroadrunners XC 3 Miler. After being on my feet all day and also having 6+ run miles on my legs I knew I wasn’t race ready. So I treated this as a workout. Hoped to negative split it but after speeding up from Mile 1 to 2, the hills of Mile 3 got to me and that ended up being my slowest mile. Not a bad tempo run and I finished with 11.3 miles for the day. #runblr #fitblr #trailrunning #summerracingseason #xctraining #endaitens (at Lake Accotink Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1kR1OXnLwA/?igshid=xu5k4fn8ekff

[cmjhawk86]

#timetofly today up some big hills. I did #hillrepeats, 8 x 90 seconds up one the biggest meanest hills in #mantuava. Everytime I tell someone I did repeats on this hill, they tell me I am 🥜🥜🥜. So I must be doing something right. I focused on being in the 70-80% effort range and was actually about 75-85%, but I'll take that. Cool day for mid-May, windy too. I actually wore lightweight tights to keep my legs warm on those inclines, short sleeves on top though. I am putting in the work now 🔨 and I like it that way. #runblr #fitblr #5ktraining #masterstrackathlete #springrunning #endaitens (at Mantua, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxcyW75HJ1L/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ntsrfmiyq6fs

[cmjhawk86]

I got my flashy green #endaitens a little dirty today but I have to say @endasportswear has built a great shoe that handles fast running on roads or trails well. That shouldn’t be a surprise given how much off-road running Kenyans do. This was my last big quality workout before #northfacedctrailhalf, 15 x 1 minute on the trails of #burkelakepark. it was a tough workout but it was very satisfying to finish it feeling strong. One more longish run on Saturday and then it’s #tapertime. #runblr #fitblr #masterstrackathlete #trailrunning #springracingseason #springrunning (at Burke, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwaOrFChcAV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1f04e8iqyhqrq