Training Log Archive: hmklaff

Lone Star Trail with TREX. Most excellent run. The time is approximate, as I left my watch running at the turnaround (where we lingered for a bit). Lovely morning - cool start, mild finish. The trail is in pretty good shape overall, although there were some boggy stretches of shoe-sucking mud. The legs (and feet) held up great. Just one of those really good days.

Hermann long. Couldn't drag myself out of bed this morning so pushed this one back until after work. Gorgeous early evening - sunny, warm, but dry. No fluidity at all for the first mile or more. All day behind the desk will do that. Once I warmed up, the rest of the run was fine. Very mellow pace. Legs will be happy with a day off tomorrow.

Hermann-Rice long. A little pep was back in the legs this morning. Ran the first two miles at a typical pace (8:25-ish), then spent the next 2.9 (around Rice) mixing in about half a dozen pick ups. Nothing very fast (maybe 10K pace), but the rest intervals weren't very slow - close to normal pace. Last part of the run was at a steady pace, until the end when I pushed to break 50:00 (not smart, but whatever).

Hermann-Rice long. Getting out of bed was tough after a crummy night's sleep. But once I got moving, it was clear that the dead legs of the last few days had come around. Focused on keeping the pace very relaxed throughout and fell into a nice rhythm for a good chunk of the run where the legs had a welcome "float" to them. Progress.

Hermann-Rice short. Well, that sucked (The Sequel). Once again, the legs were as lively as a Walking Dead zombie (any of which could outrun me). In an effort to shake things up, I did some fartlek-y pick ups on the front half, but it left the legs like concrete on the back half. Just need to keep running through this dead period & the life will eventually come back. A very mellow 6 on tap for tomorrow.

Lunchtime trails - Endless/Green & back. Wow, that sucked. Very warm day (heat index in the upper 80s) took its toll, as I bonked a bit on the return. Even after a number of rain-free days, the trails are still surprisingly sloppy. Still, this was a valuable run, suckiness notwithstanding.