a running joke...

Sun 1/2 - 7.1 miles/52:30

Great run.  3 1/2 minute negative split on the second half.  Feel some of the rust coming off the wheels.

Sat 1/1 - 5 miles/37 min (including Stanley’s Dream 5K in 20:30)

The 5K actually went better than I thought it would.  Sets a pretty low bar for the year.  The most uplifting part of the race for me was also the most bittersweet.  That is, everyone in our training group who put in the big miles and track workouts over the summer are putting up monster PR’s.  And they deserve it.  But I can’t help but feel left behind given the crater in my training over the last 3-4 months.  I’ll figure out how to get it back, but it kinda sucks right now.

Bunch of runs to catch up on…last Friday 8 miles in Philly (1:03), Saturday 8.5 in West Chester (1:06) and this morning 5 miles in West Chester (38:20).  Thinking of moving this blog over to dailymail.com.  Nice way to integrate blog but also keep up stats on the runs.  I’ll post the think later….will probably keep both going for now.  I do like tumblr.

Track Tuesday was more like “jog” Tuesday but it felt good to feel the bounce of the track. For the first time since July I think!!! 6 miles all in, pace a little under 8 min per. Signed up for Philly awhile back so I’m gonna try and drag myself through more training cycle this year. Hope to get 2-3 quality long runs in the next 6 weeks.

5 mile run / 36:07. Legs were nice and loose today. Track tomorrow???

6+ miles, 7:30ish pace, with Justin. Legs feel great.

4 mile run this morning to get the lead out…felt nice.  Legs feel fully recovered from Sunday.

Went out hard. 1:34 half marathon. Probably too fast. Fought until mile 23 and still had a shot at 3:15. Last 3 miles were awful. Finished with a smile on my face. A dozen runners went from West Chester. A few disappointing finishes.