May 2008 Training Runs

• May 1, Thursday: On Katy, 11 mi. (4 by myself; then 7 with Steve); 7:42 avg pace EZ
• May 2, Friday: Katy, 14 mi. LR MEZ (incredibly windy for the first half--nice to have the wind to my back for the second half coming in)...temp perfect in the 60s. 1:42:07 = 7:18 pace
• May 3, Saturday: Home Loop 11 mi. EZ in 1:18:29 (7:09 pace)
• May 4, Sunday: No Running
• May 5, Monday: Katy, 12.4 mi. EZ in 1:36:59 (about 7:50 pace) (beautiful weather)
• May 6, Tuesday: No Running--weird pain in my upper left calf--kind of feels like I pulled something yesterday?
• May 7, Wednesday: Katy, 12.4 mi.--started off EZ, then legs felt smooth and warmed up after about 7 miles...Ended up burning the last 4 (6:50; 6:30; 6:30; 6:19). Total time = 1:29:33 (7:14 avg pace). Katy Trail was nice and soft--just the way I like it..
• May 8, Thursday: Ran with Steve, 8 miles EZ (tapering for race on Saturday)
• May 9, Friday: 5 mi. EZ--ran the race course just to get a better feel for the race tomorrow. Picked up two little baby chicks, reunited them, and put them in the grass.
• May 10, Saturday: Human Race (5 miles), in 30:15 and 6th place. First mile in 5:52, then 5:57; then 5:58, then ?, and finally the finish...I was SO tired--definitely haven't done any track workouts (speed work) in 6 months and it showed today...I'm glad that I did better than 31:30--what I thought I would do...I was hoping to sneak in under 30:00, but missed that by 15 seconds. But it was a fun race--red lined it but a good place to start working on speed for the next several months.
• May 11, Sunday: No Running--Happy Mother's Day out there to all the moms in the world!
• May 12, Monday: 6.25 mi. EZ at Cosmo Park with Steve (this course has a 1.25 mi. loop--slightly hilly and a great Tempo course--I used to do my Tempos here to get ready for the Chicago Marathon in '06. Hopefully I'll be coming back here once every week for that)
• May 13, Tuesday: 10.25 mi. on Katy in 1:12:12 (first 5 miles in 6:30s as a Tempo "C" run; then remaining miles EZ). Had two rabbits burst out of the underbrush and run right in front of me...Felt good overall. Burned last mile in 6:21. Forgot my sunglasses and had tons of bugs that kept getting in my eyes (and mouth)...
• May 14, Wednesday: 12.4 mi. in 1:37:42. Felt good--mostly 7:20s...then burned the last mile in 6:44. Nice weather, kind of cooler but nice. Not many people out on it when I went.
• May 15, Thursday: 12.4 mi. on Katy in 1:37:46. EZ pace; burned the middle 1.25 loop by the sewage treatment place, and then burned last mile (6:51). Felt sooo tired.
• May 16, Friday: No Running--back still sore from last Sunday--lifting a treadmill...So I'll give it some nice off time...
• May 17, Saturday: No Running--back hurts bad...
• May 18, Sunday: No Running
• May 19, Monday: No Running
• May 20, Tuesday: No Running
• May 21, Wednesday: No Running
• May 22, Thursday: No Running
• May 23, Friday: No Running
• May 24, Saturday: No Running
• May 25, Sunday: No Running
• May 26, Monday: Memorial Day--No Running (lots of walking in Hannibal for vacation)
• May 27, Tuesday: 6.5 mi. on Katy, EZ in 50:57. Back still kinda sore, but definitely better.
• May 28, Wednesday: 8 mi. EZ with Steve (city loop) in 1:02
• May 29, Thursday: 7 mi. in a.m. with Steve (EZ, 7:51 pace; last mile 7:21); then 6.5 mi. in p.m. on Katy EZ (51:07). Saw Margie--great to catch up with her cause it's been a while--she's getting ready for an Ironman--I hope one day to do the same--go Margie!!! 13.5 mi. on the day.
• May 30, Friday: 10.2 mi. on Katy (did 5 X 800s in low 3:00s range (last one 2:58) with EZ 800 in between). Total time: 1:17:07
• May 31, Saturday: 9.38 mi. around home in 1:06:01. It was really hot and humid--got really tired and hot from the heat--eventually I'll get used to it. Felt solid. Raced my mail man back to the house as he was in his car delivering mail... Avg pace = 7:02