Spooky

Did 6 tonite in 73:23 or about 12:14 min miles.

A moratorium on friday drinking must be declared

Because it effs up any decent Saturday running. I didn't go at all on Sat thanks to shots called redheaded slut (which I referred to all night as redheaded stepchild). And today I was just too damn grumpy. I did get out around 5 and did my 3.5 route slow and easy. But no long this weekend. Maybe I will try tomorrow night for a long.

8 Miles

And oh my goodness, those last two were kind of rough! But I did okay, time was 1:40:43, 12:36/mile, so I am definitely on pace to finish this thing in under three hours, assuming all my training goes as well. I was proud of myself this run because at no time did I walk through any of my run intervals, or any part of them. I might have been going slow, but when my interval timer said to run, I was running.

I do have to say, I am feeling pretty darn good, I really think the strength training is just making all the difference in my running. I really hope I can hang on to that and work it into my daily routine and not give it up after my hip starts feeling better. My hip is sore, but it's not horrible.

So, overall a good run and a good week.

Treadmill Miles: 6

Outside Miles: 13.6

Total: 19.6

The Usual

I did three miles on the treadmill on Thursday and Friday. Forty minutes. That's right, FORTY. I just was feeling like some slow treadmill miles, I wanted to go easy on my hip. My PT has me doing strength training again, and I am really hopeful it will stick this time. So, I have been working my core and gluts pretty hard, but I will say my hip is definitely back to just feeling like my regular aggravating hip, rather than the twisted painful thing it had become, hurting all the time. Now it just fusses at me like it always does. But I'm hopeful that I can keep up with the strength training and maybe get it stop fussing altogether.

Anyways, and I did three outside today which went very well. Time was 36:44, 12:16/mile.

So shall I run, or shall I fall?

That's Trevor Hall, one of my new favs that K introduced me to. Tonight I did a slow and easy 3 during Js practice. It was relatively easy in that I didn't feel any need to stop and I felt I could have kept going after I stopped. So that's good news. Tomorrow I will rest and then get in a long on Sat, which will be a challenge given its Lo's annual bday celebration tomorrow night.

About a mile and a half

But I'm counting it dammit, because part of that distance was jogged. Its always a problem when bf and I plan to run after work and we don't go directly to the running spot. Too many ways to get tired or sidetracked. Case in point, tonight, we goofed around until it was dark, then jogged .75 miles to a restaurant to get dinner.

Caught in the rain

I went out after work tonight on a lovely cool evening around sunset. Did my 3.5 mi route and was trying to get it done in 38 min, but I came in at 39:30 which I think is 11:20 min miles. I would like to get that route in 38 min or under 11 min miles. I think that will help me get Vegas done in 2.5 hours. I caught the beginning of a good rainstorm in my last half mile which was beautiful and perfect. Although fat dog didn't enjoy it so much.

2.6

And much better. Time was 31:21, 12:04/mile. I'm glad I went, I had almost talked myself out of it, and finally was able to convince myself to go only by doing a shorter distance than usual. But tomorrow is almost certainly going to be a treadmill day, since we are supposed to get up to six inches of snow here, so I didn't want to waste the opportunity to go outside today.

Best workout ever!!!

Yesterday bf and I did a 5.8 mile hike in the mountain preserve. Its about 800 feet elevation climb on really rocky trails (loose rocks). We ran about 1/3 of the way up and most of the way down. It took 1.5 hours to get up and we ran down in 45. I was dead-ass-tired beat. Then we grillled up an awesome dinner and sat in the hot tub. So awesome.

3 Slow

Did a very slow and easy three today. It was all good. This week hasn't been the greatest as far as time, though. I hope next week is better.

Stats for the week:

Treadmill: 2.5

Outside: 14.5

Total: 17