week 6

Another week of base down...another to go.

Monday -- 9 miles easy at Whiterock Lake...felt horrible.

Tuesday -- 10+ miles on Merrifield or 66:39 worth of running + 6 x hill sprints with 2 min rest between. Felt good, a little stomach issue, but nothing too bad.

Wednesday -- 3 miles easy, 4 miles in 5:10, 5:33, 5:16, 5:26, 5 miles easy...78 min total

Thursday -- 15 miles easy...1:40 total running

Friday -- 7 miles easy on treadmill.

Saturday -- 7 miles easy in hull, texas.

Sunday -- back problems...off.

Not counting mileage because it'll piss me off.

week 5

Starting week five.

Monday -- 9+ miles on Merrifield nice and easy in 60:02...mile splits were: 3:03 to course, 7:12, 6:44, 6:38, 6:33, 5:40 (short mile), 6:19, 6:08, 5:55, 5:46...was tired...but took it easy.

Tuesday -- 11 miles at White Rock Lake. 70:09...6 x hill sprints at max effort...avg 17 sec.

Wednesday -- 3 miles warm up, 8 x 60 sec uphill, #8 was 85 sec, 4 miles cool down -- 69 min of total running.

Thursday -- 11 miles in 71:19...really humid...felt good aside from the pit stop I had to make at 48 min...

Friday -- 10 miles on Merrifield Road.Extremely humid. Ran 66:08...stayed as relaxed as I have all summer. Lost probably 5 pounds on the run...so much sweat.

Saturday -- 45 min in the heat of day...horrible...took all night to recover.

Sunday -- 13 miles on treadmill...boring...

Total mileage -- 70 miles

week four of base

Trying to get some more strength in. Felt really weak on anything long...so working on that.

Monday -- 9 miles on Merrifield felt good and strong on the hills. Just something about Merrifield on Monday mornings.
Ran 55:44 for the 9 miles.

Tuesday -- 11 miles, 8 x uphill strides...went out to whiterock lake this morning and got in ~11 miles in 71:24...really quick...and felt great in doing so. Ran up this new hill for the uphill strides...they each took 19 sec to get up. was really humid, but love white rock lake in the morning.

Wednesday -- 10.5 miles around White Rock Lake in 62:58. Felt great. Got soaked.

Thursday -- 13 miles easy around White Rock Lake. 85:32...tried to stay relaxed...

Friday -- 7 miles easy with Amie in Nac.

Saturday -- 7 miles easy with Amie in Hull.

Sunday -- 14 miles with surges of 1 min, 2 min, 1 min, 2 min, 1 min, 3 min, 1 min, 1 min every 5 min...felt great at white rock lake...coming into form nicely.

Total -- 71 miles

getting things done

So it has been a crazy past few weeks. I have gotten in the miles though and I'm gaining fitness...and I'm going to get much, much, much stronger.

Monday -- 8 miles easy

Tuesday -- 3 miles easy, 6 x 1 min hills, with 85 sec on last repeat, 3 miles easy

Wednesday -- 10 miles in 67 min with 6 x 100m strides at max effort

Thursday -- 11 miles in 75 min around Nac with Amie

Friday -- 40 min around Austin with Amie

Saturday -- 40 min at Town Lake with Amie

Sunday -- 80 min at Town Lake with surges of 1 min, 2 min, 1 min, 2 min, 1 min with 3 and 4 min recoveries

Total Miles -- 61-62 miles