Easy Run 4 M

Taking a break for my legs. Easy run this morning with a wonderful weather. Hope to do better this Saturday than last year. That is my goal. I am thinking about setting the Garmin for 7:30 pace. I'd like to do better than that, so, I plan to see the clear screen (ahead of my virtual partner).

Speed Work

I was discouraged to go to the track at the Trojan Field.  It was probably icy and slippery. I was encouraged to do my speed work on Mormon Trek. 3 X 1 mile, with 2 min rest. I was happy with the results: 6:33; 7:19; 7:16. I will be happy if I can do sub 7:30 this Saturday.

Week 7

Monday. Rest Day. My knee is healing!  It still aches but just lightly. I think decreasing the milage and getting rest has helped quite a lot.
Planing to run the Amana Freezer 5K this Saturday. I need to get better chronos than last year (5K, 24:27, 7:53 min/mile). I plan to do 3Xmile tomorrow at the Trojan Field.  Let's see what kind of chronos I get tomorrow.

Sunday 5 M Run

Ran this morning with BF. He is getting ready to go to FL next weekend. My beginner training program called for 5 M only, a nice break in the program. I will have to adjust the program for next weekend if I want to run the Amana Freezer 5K on Saturday.

Sat 5 M Run

It is always nice to run with friends. Ran today with SM for five miles. There was some snow still on parts of the trails. But most of the snow had been plowed. Temp was cold, but not too bad.
We are celebrating Chinese New Year this evening (Year of the Dragon).  Getting together with some families in Marion, IA at Green Leaves Restaurant.

Fri Day Rest

I stayed in bed this morning. My legs needed a good rest. I listened to this GeeksInRunningShoes podcast where Ray was diagnosed with some stress fracture and had to stop exercising for 1.5 months! That is pretty scary!  How do we know about this injuries?  How can we avoid them?

The temperature has been so cold, I didn't feel like going to an event I wanted to attend yesterday. I hope weather improves a little bit.  Maybe, I just need to re-learn to bundle up more. There was a snow storm in the afternoon, and children were dismissed two hours early from school.

Thu 6 M Run

It was very cold again (Temp = 8 F). I felt very tired, but I knew I had 6 miles to run. Got up and went outside fast so I could be back on time. Mission accomplished! Lesson learned: live one day at a time!  Just do what you have to do today. Tomorrow will be another day.