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05012018 – Run

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I like that my early morning runs now include the sunrise! It was in the 60’s as I set out today and I was a little chilled for the first block, while wearing tshirt and shorts. It tried to sprinkle a few times and I was worried I might get rained on, but nothing came of it. 

The trails I was on were dry with just a few muddy spots. Today’s workout was 6×400 with 400 rest in between. 

The total mileage was 5.06 miles in 53:04. 

The intervals

2:14

2:18

2:16

2:26

2:01

1:45

I am getting some speed back on the flat intervals. That is a nice feeling, I just need to keep working the hills though for my races this year. 

04272018 – Run x 2

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Sometime this week I realized I made a mistake that I haven’t made in the 15ish years I’ve been running post-college.  I had miscounted my days for a training plan.  Some how I was a week off – I was going to be ready for race day a whole week early!  Ugh.  I know I won’t repeat the weekend workout and I’ll figure that out later.  I decided that it’d be better to repeat one of the workouts I’ve already done instead of repeating a later workout.  So I went out for a 6×800 with 2:30 rest.

My alarm went off at 4:30am.  I think a combination of the exhaustion of the week, the early hour, and the frustration of screwing up the calendar made it extra hard to get out of bed this morning.  I didn’t actually leave the house until almost 5am which is a super long time for me to get ready!  I was also a little stiff and sore from yesterday’s workout!

I decided to try and see if the Luce Line trail was cleared of the man-made snow and open up another route for running.  Unfortunately, I got a little ways down and realized that the annual flooding was in full force.  Frustrating.  So I turned around in the middle of an 800. It was hard to tell how deep and far the flooding went, but I know from previous years that it has been up to my cranks on my bike – so not an ideal way to start out a run.

So I made my way back out and did essentially the reverse of my normal loop through Wirth.  I spent more time in the Bog side and tried not to repeat any of the same sections, but inevitably that happened a couple of time.  It was nice to “explore” this section as I hadn’t much yet.  There was really only a few muddy spots on this side. One challenge is trying to stay off the bike trails as they are officially closed to all traffic.  I think I did that ok. Only one section of my whole run was actually shoe clingy muddy!

Overall I ran 5.25 miles in 54:33.

4:19

4:39

5:36

4:54

4:26

4:13

 

SECOND RUN

We have an annual tradition of the kids running the Get in Gear 2K with some friends.  We met up and walked down to the race. I ran with my daughter for the 2K and she did pretty well.  I was impressed that my son actually beat her!! They both had to stop and walk a few times throughout. It is a fun event, especially when done with friends.  We also ran into an old running buddy and that was fun to catch up a little bit with him.  It was like 62, but with lots of wind and a few random sprinkles!

04252018 – Run

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Trust me, I would much rather run in shorts and a t-shirt.  But, there is something nice about running in a long-sleeve shirt and shorts.  It could just be the idea of running in shorts is making me happy, but I do think the fall and spring bridges are a great time to run! I woke up on my own at 4:15am, 15 minutes before the alarm so I went ahead and got up and hit the trails!

Today was a 6x400m workout.  And it was a nice morning for it.  Clear and 34 degrees, as noted I went out in shorts and a long sleeve, I did add my gloves so my little fingers wouldn’t get too cold! Only one small part that I ran today still had ice on the trails, but there was plenty of muddy areas.  For the most part though the trails were in great shape.  One thing I noticed is that without the snow on the trails, not all of the trails make obvious sense.  I noticed a few places where I veered off the normal “trail” and stayed on the paved trails.  Oh well, I still hit most of the major hills in the south east section of Wirth.

The workout was 6x400m with 400m rest in between. The total workout was 4.63 miles in 47:01.

The intervals:

2:23

2:27

2:05

2:16

1:57 – was on mostly paved trail

2:12

04212018 – Run

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Today was actually the 2×2 mild time trial I accidentally did 2 weeks ago! This morning was nice… 36f and sunny so another shorts run! Soon it will be tshirt running weather! 

There is still quite a bit of snow in the shaded areas, so I opted for another pavement rum. I did mix it up by running to and through Sochacki Park. The paved trail was mostly clear with a few patches of ice and some places that were snow covered across the trail. I’ve ran here before, but I think only one other time in the daylight. It is a nice, narrow park to run through.  I had to take a bathroom break during the rest period and then pushed it hard back. 

Total run was 6.46 in 1:00:28.

16:16

16:01

These were slower than 2 weeks ago, but I think more even time wise. 

04192018 – Run

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Afternoon run in the sun while wearing shorts. It felt great to be in the sun and wearing shorts, but I don’t like afternoon running! I was really stiff and I don’t feel like it ever got better throughout the run. 

There was still lots of snow on the ground despite the warm temps. I thought the paved creek trail would be snow free, but it was a wet mess! I got a little creative with the route and ended up finding a nice new paved loop! 

The workout was 6×800 with 2:30 rest between. The total mileage was 6.59 miles in 1:01:45. 

3:53

3:59

4:05

3:46

4:05

3:47