Running To Beat Mark

3 easy did not feel good today

3 easy in a.m.

7.5 in the afternoon. 5x1.5 mile repeats. The 'easy' goal with these was to keep them all under marathon pace. A tougher goal was to keep them all under 10, but with the temp still at 97 degrees, I was not expecting this. I ran with the xc team so i hoped they could keep me going. Came through first one in 10min even. Uhoh, I had not expected the amount of hills on this all grass course. Anywho, short water break and then 10:20, 10:40, 11:15 and 11:25. Just ran out of energy toward the end but still finished the workout. I have never ran well in heat so hopefully getting some of these workouts in will help in case the marathon is warm. 

Did not get up this morning, could not fall asleep last night.

This afternoon I ran 4 miles warmup then did 1 mi at 5:50 and 1mi jog for a total of 6 today. Again super hot so just trying to get some experience running in the heat.

No a.m. run.

The weather is finally cooler! I was so excited to run today but with a meeting I did not get home til 7. And at 6:30 buckets of rain was coming down. However by 7 it had slowed down enough to give me some visibility so I was able to run in cool weather!! I was so excited by this I took off and I covered 2 miles in roughly 11 minutes. I finished the next 2 miles in just under 14 however, partly because I went out to fast but mostly because the rain on my clothes made me feel like I was carrying at least 5 lbs extra weight. Anyways by far my best run in a while. Good to see that when conditions are better for running I still had a little of the old speed. Hopefully my next few races are in similar conditions (except the rain!)

Parent Teacher conferences = no time for run this afternoon 

6.5 with emaurine and the xc team. Back to a little warmer weather today but still not as bad as it had been I think it was mid 80's during the run. 

No long run Saturday, I am not feeling too good about this marathon... As a first year teacher everyone told me I'd be busy and tired, well Saturday mornings are when I feel it the most. I need something to help me break through the barrier and get a long run in... oh well at least the Huskers won today!