20:30 - 2 miles Been reading quite a bit about race day strategies. Everything from what to eat, when to eat, pace to start out at, when to do the gel, and on and on…
40:20 - 4 miles Nice start to the day with the run and almost kept running! What's challenging me on this tapering (where you run less and less three weeks before a race) is that…
31:00 - 3 miles Amazing to me now how short a 3 mile run seems. I feel myself wanting to run faster and at the same time hesitant to try something new, let alone go…
01:00:20 - 6 miles The mental aspect of running is fascinating to me. I'm pushing my pace and mentally telling myself that I'm still going slowly. Seems to be working. The main reason I am…
42:25 - 4 miles This tapering sure makes life good! At first when I read that I would be dropping from 40 miles a week to 19, I was concerned. Then the next line in…
01:15:00 - 7 miles Hard Saturday morning run ... seems the shorter runs are getting harder then the longer. Weird?
01:20:00 - 8 miles Pushed the pace today and thought was why I was tired all day. Turns out I was tired because I went negative on my calories for the day. Not safe.
53:00 - 5 miles Woke up before the alarm clock. Not sure if that means I was excited to go run or just couldn't sleep. Granted, I slept a solid 8 hours Saturday night and…
