Easy Run

Today was supposed to be a day off for me, but Carla convinced me to do an easy run with her. We did the loop around the school with a little extension out toward 1826. We had another nice run with some nice conversations.

Stats - 4.17 miles/48:30/11:37 pace
AHR - 108
MHR - 136

Longer Run in SW Austin

Today was my usual Thursday run with Wish. Depending on the route we usually go 8 - 8.5 miles. I was really tired and my legs would not get moving. I think it is because I have run 5 days in a row on top of the 1000 repeats yesterday. I think I slowed Wish down today, but we still had a fun run.

Stats - 8.15 miles/1:12:07/8:51 pace
AHR - 133
MHR - 149

1000s at Zilker

It was back to the speed work this AM. I met the group at 5:45 and we had a nice jog over to the Zilker soccer fields for some 1000s. We did our drills and then broke into groups. The goal was 5 repeats and G wanted us to start at 4:00 pace. I knew that was not possible so I trailed the main group for the 5 repeats, but did a good job running with Anne and Marcy and got faster with each repeat.

Repeats - 4:18, 4:19, 4:08, 4:07, 3:59 - 4:10 average

The average was 7 seconds faster than a few weeks ago at AHS and I am feeling really good.

Stats - 7.73 miles
MHR - 168

Gym and Weights

I headed back to the gym for some cardio, running, and weights. I rode the elliptical trainer for 20 minutes, ran for 45 minutes, and then did my leg and arm exercises. My shoulder is still bugging me from my basketball injury, but shoulder exercises seemed to help. I am still avoiding my abs due to my neck, but need to get back on the wagon.

Run Stats - 5.16 miles/45:00/8:43 pace