Wednesday - 0! Big River pub run, and had all intentions of doing my workout. By the time we got seated at Llewelyns, it was already 8 p.m. and I had been on my feet almost all evening, so delayed my workout again. Probably a good idea, because I didn't get back home till after 10 p.m.
Thursday, May 16th - 14 miles (1 up, 4 x 2 miles, 1 down, 4 in the evening). A.M. - Exhausted, but got up early to do my workout. Goal pace was 6:25-6:30 min/mile with 3 minutes rest in between reps, and was nervous about this workout. Jogged down to Village Circle, and did my first and last reps there, and my second and third reps out and back on the trail headed towards Troy. Anyways, got locked in pretty early and knew after the second rep that I was going to hit this. Very pleased and felt in control. P.M. - 4 miles easy. Felt tired, but looped around 270 and a little extra. No idea of time on the later run, but my splits for the workout were: 12:58 (6:28, 6:30), 12:59 (6:29, 6:30), 12:57 (6:30, 6:27), 12:51 (6:27, 6:24).
Friday, May 17th - 5 miles. Met Crystal on the track to join her for her workout. Ran 2 miles solo, then jumped in and paced her through 200 meters (was going too fast) just to get her started on her goal pace. Surprisingly, didn't feel too bad at all, albeit it was a short distance. Cooled down 2 miles with her to finish it out.
Saturday, May 18th - 9 miles (including 10 x 20 seconds at 1-2 mile pace). Ran with Crystal to go watch Yoch and Fenley run the Triad 5K. It was about 6 miles to the course, and ran on a pretty busy road on a very humid morning. Legs were still tired, and was dragging big time. Had my fartlek workout, so found a straightaway on the road and hammered it out. Then watched Yoch and Fenley get settled in, and finish 1-2! Cool down with everybody, then off to a golf tournament for the day!
Sunday, May 19th - 0! Golf Tournament in Lake St. Louis (hour plus away from home) starting at 8 a.m. Got home at 9 p.m. After a long, HOT day of playing golf, drinking enough fluids to stay hydrated (yes beer was included believe it or not), and enough crawfish to feed a small town, I was pretty exhausted. To bed immediately when I got home.
Monday, May 20th - 4 miles. Nice and easy after work. 270 route and some change. Kind of sore from weekend golf but kept it slow. Not sure of time at all.
Tuesday, May 21st - 8 miles (1 up, 4 x 1 mile, 3 down). Last workout before Soldier Field! Lucked out on a overcast and relatively cool day. Warmed up with Craig and Megan, then did some strides and dynamic stretching before jumping into the workout. Goal splits were 6:15-6:20, and I had 60-90 seconds rest in between reps. Shouldn't be too much of a problem since I had basically hit this workout earlier in this block. Anyways, the circus of children came swarming to the track right as I was about to begin but they were relatively well behaved, most likely since they were probably used to us yelling at them every week. Went out too fast as usual, but found my pace quickly. Felt a little sluggish, but had no problems whatsoever. On the last half mile of the last rep, felt like I was in complete cruise control. Very pleased with this workout, and felt strong. Splits were: 6:04, 6:10, 6:08, 6:02.
Wednesday, May 22nd - 6 miles. Nice and early with Crystal. Out and back on Home Depot, and was nice and cool. Started out with a couple slow miles, but cut down and negative split every mile surprise, surprise. Glad to get this one out of the way. 52:39 total.
Easy running till Saturday race. We are leaving Friday morning for Chitown, and looking forward to a nice Memorial Day Weekend!
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