10 miles, 9:26 pace

I slept most of the afternoon but was able to pick myself up off the coach around 6 to go out for my second run of the day. My legs felt pretty good but I could definitely tell I had run 20 miles this morning. I dove to campus to do my regular 2 mile hill loop. It went pretty smooth, although I was a little low on energy from not eating enough in between runs. There was on brief exciting moment in the run. I was feeling inspired by Rob's post about a week ago about his run in with his neighbor and the biting dog. So when a car stopped right in the middle of MY cross walk and refused to move as I came closer I gave the tail light a little love tap. Unfortunately there were no words exchanged and that was the end of it. I work to protect the rights of the common runner. You can thank me the next time you see me. After I finished my run I made the mistake of going straight to the grocery store. Needless to say I came back with some food I didn't plan on buying. I hope the weather improves this week. I think the picture Kim posted today sums it up quite nicely.

20 miles, 8:53 (moving pace) 3:05 total time

I woke up at 6 this morning to meet the ECHO running club downtown at 7 for our 20 mile run of the Flying Pig course. It was SOO cold this morning and difficult to pull myself out of the car. Once the run started everything felt a lot better. We skipped the first 5 miles of the course (Northern Kentucky) and 1 mile in the middle (marriemont) to make it 20 miles. There were a lot of runners out training on the course today. I wanted to run between 9-9:30 but I was really at the mercy of the other runners, as I don't know the course all that well. Although the pace was faster than I had planned It didn't feel like I was pushing at all. We stopped 4 times for water, a few minutes each time. I didn't like stopping but it was nice to have aid on the course. The whole run went smooth, I had a little pain in my left shin towards the end but that was my only discomfort. This was the first time I had run on the course since the race last year. It was funny to think back to how I felt while at each section during the race (my first marathon.) I was really struggling during that race and it's nice to look back on it now and see how easy it is now. I was happy with the pace, and I think I can keep that pace for the race next month if I choose to. I don't know if I am going to try to break 4 hours or just have fun and run around 4:30.

I hope to get back outside today for another 10, as long as my legs still feel OK.

resting today, Running 20 miles on the Flying Pig course tomorrow with a local running club. Hopefully some extra mile after that too.

10 miles, 9:44 pace, roads

I ran the 2 mile loop around campus today. I took it easy and walked some of the hills. My legs have been feeling heavy lately.

6.5 miles
3.5 at 11:40 pace on trails
3 at 8:14 pace on roads

I wanted to get all my miles in on trails today but it didn't work out that way. The weather is so screwed up here. It was 80+ degrees yesterday and today it snowed a little bit.

10 miles, 8:49 pace

Today's run was quite a challenge. My legs were still tired from my weight workout on Monday, and the weather was less than cooperative. By the time I got of work it was pouring down rain and gusting wind. It is very important for me to stick with my mileage build up with Mohican so close, so I just had to deal with it. The rain and wind really chopped down my pace, I wanted to run at 8:30 pace but I was happy with the effort. I ran The hill loop around campus.

1.2 mile walk, 23 minutes

I was feeling more sore (Sorer??) than usual today. I guess my body isn't used to the 9:30 pace for 31 miles. I went for a walk at my parents house. I finally got the correct model of the Garmin Foreman 305 that I ordered a MONTH ago, So I was able to try that out. I went to the gym in the evening to do some stretching and lower body weight training. I am going to try to work in more lower body weights into my training, hopefully that will help the nagging injuries I have been suffering from. I am going to start my mileage build up for Mo this week. Starting at 65, going up to 90.