run, run, run

Boise, ID 6:30 am

A very good run this morning. Felt strong the whole way and increased the pace every mile.

1    00:08:14    1.00    08:14
2    00:07:57    1.00    07:57
3    00:07:52    1.00    07:52
4    00:07:50    1.00    07:50
5    00:07:43    1.00    07:43
6    00:07:42    1.00    07:42
7    00:07:30    1.00    07:30
8    00:00:27    0.07    06:40

I wore the Ghost 2s again. They felt good until the very end when the blister on the back of my foot ripped off and it started to hurt. I tried lacing them up tightly at the top. Maybe I need to keep them looser.

Boise, ID 6:30 am

I didn't run yesterday. The stupid blister on my foot was really sore and I didn't want to make it worse. What a stupid reason to not be able to run. I went swimming in the afternoon and then cut the big, gross flap of skin off

Today was better. I wore my old shoes and the feet felt good. Kept up a decent pace, getting a little faster each mile. I'm going to run again tomorrow morning and then go long on Friday.

Meridian, ID 6:30 am

Floated down the river last night with the kids from church. Not as relaxing as you might think. I was feeling a bit fatigued this morning, but kept the avg. pace under 8:30. I wanted to go a bit slower today anyway because I'm planning on a long run tomorrow morning.

Boise, ID 6:30am

It was time to another long run so instead of mapping out a long course, I just did the regular MWF loop three times. The first lap was with Randy and we dialed down our normal pace to the 8:10 - 8:20 range. Lap two was in the 8:20s. Lap three was, of course the hard one and my pace fluxuated between 8:35 and 9:00. I think it's the fastest 20-miler I've done so far. I did take short (under 5 minute) breaks inbetween laps to grab a drink and much on a Powerbar.

On my first lap I carried a water bottle and stashed it under a tree. I drank half of it on lap two. On lap three it was just my luck that the sprinklers were on, so I got soaked trying to get to the bottle.

After the run I hosed off and jumped in the pool, then took a nap. I wish I could take a day off work every time I go long.

Boise, ID 8:15am

Wanted to get a short run in after going long yesterday. Started out sluggish but picked up the pace gradually until I was going pretty fast (for me) the last mile and a half.

1    00:08:47    1.00    08:47
2    00:08:22    1.00    08:22
3    00:08:18    1.00    08:18
4    00:08:06    1.00    08:06
5    00:07:40    1.00    07:40
6    00:04:16    0.58    07:24

Finished with an avg. pace of 8:09. Now two days off. Next week will be tough to get the miles in, but I'll do what I can.