Training Log Archive: hmklaff

Saturday long run with Chris. Humid (of course) but not as wretched as some mornings. Memorial / Allen Parkway loop. Super relaxed Saturday pace kept things feeling pretty good overall. I veered off toward the end into the trails - Purple + Orange - for a touch more. Not a bad run.

Hermann. The moment I walked out the door, I made the executive decision to shorten this one from the planned 5.9. Easily makes the top-3 most miserable conditions of 2014. It's like August was saying "I'm not done with you, bitch!" Gobsmacking humidity & zero breeze (unless a car drove by really fast) made for epic sweating. Bleh.

Braes + H-R long. Other than a bit of an upset stomach, this one went pretty well. Felt smooth & easy until the last couple of miles, and even then I didn't feel bad, just a little fatigued. A run of good runs this week.

Hermann. Repeat of last week's speed work - 3 x 0.5 mile. A little more consistent this time: 3:28 (6:56/mi); 3:40 (7:20); 3:34 (7:08). The measurements on these 1/2 mile stints are probably not perfect, but it's close. The effort on each felt appropriate. When it cools down, I'd like to see what I can do for a mile - not all out, but at maybe 90%. My guess right now: I'd struggle to run a 6:30 mile. The effort would likely leave me vomiting on the side of the path.

Hermann-Rice long. Instead of looking at last week as a failure of motivation, maybe it was simply my body/mind telling me that I needed more rest. Whatever the case, like yesterday, this run was pretty damn good. Everything felt really dialed in start to finish. Go figure.

Hermann-Rice short. OK, back at it - just need to finish August out. Typical nasty conditions, but I was oddly unbothered by it. Legs felt super rested (imagine that) & the run was definitely one of the better ones in a while - everything felt surprisingly crisp.

A lost weekend.