My ministreak

of good running this week continues! Pretty excited with the workouts I have done, and feel pretty motivated right now. Special thanks goes to Marc for the ridiculous work he is doing (and letting me know all about it) and Crystal who started back up with one of the Big River Running coaches in hopes of hitting a great marathon time in Indianapolis this October. Saw a couple interesting articles this morning - first, Shalane Flanagan will be making her marathon debut in NYC this year! Shalane has been working her way into the long distances, and will kill in the marathon. Next, the USA Track and Field Nationals are next week - Oregon Elite runners will be making a presence at this event, including my buddy Stephen Pifer. Lot of luck to everybody!

Tuesday, did track work with Crystal. Was blazing hot outside as usual, and went in the later evening. Parked at the bank, jogged up the track and tacked on a few laps to get around 2 for the warmup. Did 10X30 seconds at 5K pace with slow jog in between. Not much to report, other than it was a good workout and definitely worked a little with the heat and just general lack of fitness. Stride felt a bit off, but definitely rallied a little on the last few reps and felt relatively smooth. Cooled down, did some stretching afterwards, then light corework at home. Total mileage: ~6.25 miles

Today, did a treadmill workout during lunch at my buddy's house to just get it out of the way. Fortunately, the World Cup game was on, and a meaningful futbol game plus no commercials equals complete zone out. Put the treadmill at 8.0, then went to town. Had thoughts that this might be difficult, because my legs were tired, but was the easiest and quickest treadmill run I have ever done. Viva la futbol! Total mileage: 6 miles - splits were: 7:30, 7:30, 7:30, 7:30, 7:30, 7:30.

Doing easy stretching and some good corework when I get home tonight to compete the workout - maybe some drills when it cools down. Tim is in town tomorrow, so plan on getting a little group run with him tomorrow!