Running Log

Ran 10 miles in 1:26. 8:36 AP. Ran to Concordia, Chicago Ave, 2 miles on the track, over to Forest, back to track for 2 miles, then home.

Mile Splits: 8:47 (w/drills), 8:22, 8:40, 8:25, 8:40, 9:40 (I think I measured this mile wrong), 8:25, 8:30, 8:25, 8:40 (w/drills and strides)

This is my longest run to date. My legs definitely felt tired of the pounding after mile 6. I didn't ever feel the immediate urge to just stop, which I'm happy about it, but it did feel a bit like "when will this be over?" That said, I put in a decent effort on my last two miles and ran them fairly quick. The last mile would have been in at 8:20 without doing the drills/skips/high-knees.

I also noticed that running on the track is both good and bad. It's good because I can see my splits every 1/4 mile and I end up running those miles faster. The bad part is that during those 4 miles, I got really bored, even with other people out running and kids playing football on the field. I'll use this for future planning. I also forgot to buy some Gu for this long run. I used some on my previous two long runs of 8 and 9 miles and it seemed to help, if only psychologically.

Ran 3 miles in 26:20. It was cold, rainy, and cold, but my legs felt decent considering my long run yesterday. This is promising.

Mile splits: 8:40, 8:40, 8:52. AP 8:47.

Ran 6.25 miles and did cruise intervals. Ran a 2+ mile warmup in 19 mins to the track. Did drills and strides. Then did 3x1200 at threshold, 5:15 pace. I hit 5:11, 5:13, 5:13. Then I did some sprints up the bleachers (8). And then 2 mile cool down in about 18 mins. 

The sun was out, it was 45 deg, and I wasn't pressed for time, so it felt great!