1:24:00 – 8 miles
I went my usual way for the first 4 miles and then turned down a new road. Uphill for almost 4 miles. Just the last half mile was downhill. Great practice for Boulder Half Marathon in September.
49:30 – 5 miles with 4×400 sprints
First went climbing on the rock wall with Ian which was a ton of fun! He enjoyed it once he realized the rope was not going to break. After that, I did my 5 mile run and then we hung out at the pool. Nice way to spend a Saturday!
2:26:05 – 13.1 miles
It was a chilly run this morning and first time I have run with a long sleeve pullover. Not too bad! I also stopped at a King Sooper’s on the route (mile 6.5) to get a water refill and down a GU. Was a nice run with little pain!
Been interesting not watching the news while running. I feel a little more optimistic about life. Or maybe ignorant. I realize there is a great deal of devastation happening to the ocean due to the oil spill, but at the same time see so much good in the world. We could all focus on the bad and let that drive our discussions and decisions, or talk about the good and the possibilities.
We are breathing, so it is a good day. Let’s start there.
01:56:35 – 11 miles
I have been trying to run more off the pavement these past couple outdoor runs. Seems to be less pain on the knee the rest of the day. The other nice part, and I don’t know if it’s an actual correlation, but I ran the same amount of time as I did a few days ago, but added an extra half mile to the distance.
My gym membership may be coming to an end with this running outside stuff!
1:54 – 10.5 miles
Went out to do a loop around Frederick and Firestone at 4:30am. Amazing to be running that early with a temperature of 58 degrees and watching the sun light up the sky.
Tried out new sneakers this morning … Nike Lunar Elites. I have always run in a high stability shoe to help with pronating. Now that I have been running for a few years, I felt I could go a little more minimal in a shoe and my running. The Nike Lunar is lower to the ground and quite a bit lighter then what I was used to. Loved it! Could feel every step and was still comfortable.
There will be more sunrise runs!
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