Got it

10 easy miles - 1:38:00 - 9:45 pace

Got it today, just took it nice and slow, dropped the pace when I felt my calf tweaking and pushed through. Good run, other than the calf thing I felt good. Speed workouts have to start soon, well, as soon as I am confident in my calves.

A little short

5.5 easy miles - 51:00 - 9:45 pace

Today was gonna be my long run but my legs were beat for some reason. So we will get em Wednesday.

Outdoors in the Cold

6 Easy Miles - 52:55 - 8:49 Pace

Cold out today. Started my run at the usual outdoors pace of 8:35, but mile 3 I was feeling it but still up around 8:41. Mile 4 doesn't have a lot of hard surfaces to run on, so that slowed my pace and stressed the legs. Mile 5 has a big hill which dropped my average pace to 8:52. The hill on mile 6 slowed me as well, but the down hill the last .5 miles allowed me to catch up. No pain in the calves or knee.

Long Run

9 Easy Miles - 87:35 - 9:42 Pace

Long run today, everything felt good, didn't feel like i was pushing it. I think 10 was possible, but didn't want to risk it.

Running in the D

6 easy miles - 54:49 - 9:07 pace

Went for a little outdoor run near Detroit today at the lower Huron park. Farthest outdoor run I have had in forever and it went well. Probably had something to do with the lack of hills. Was a little tight after the two hour drive that followed.

Again, not what I wanted

7 easy miles - 70:35 - 10:00 Pace

Took the run really slow today trying to get my 8-9 miles in. Legs and lungs felt good, I just ran out of energy. That hasn't happened on a slow run shorter that 15 miles...ever. Concerning...maybe. Disaterous...not at all. I'll get a short outdoor run in Saturday and be ready to get a longer run in next week.

Not quite what I was hoping for

5.25 Easy Miles - 48:33 - 9:20 Pace

I was hoping to get 8-9 miles but they legs just werent there today.

I need a Sunday kind of run

4 easy miles - 37:33 - 9:23 pace

Waiting till Sunday to run cause my calves were feeling a little tight since my last run. Also ran on the treadmill for the same reason. They felt ok today, not great not awful. Everything else felt good.

Mornings are fun....sometimes

4 Easy miles - 37:50 - 9:27 Pace

Morning was a little tough on me today, body didn't want to cooperate. I got through the milage bit it wasn't encouraging milage. Calves were sore, knee was achy, I just have to face facts that neither of those is going away. Well, I'm traveling the rest if the week so I'll give the legs a little rest and hopefully a lot of sleeping.

8 Beautiful Miles

8 Easy Miles - 76:11 - 9:32 Pace

Long run today, 8 miles, bumped up the distance from the last long run. Felt really good, only problem was my foot started hurting on the bottom. Hopefully that's not creeping into my running now. We shall see Wednesday morning how it feels.

Sweatin Outdoors

4 Easy miles - 33:53 - 8:27 Pace

I always forget how much different it is running on hills. I made the 4 miles easier than I have lately, but still. One huge bonus is that my calves felt great, can't remember the last outdoor run I had where I wasn't worried they were gonna snap. Is it the stretching, the slow increase in miles, the inserts....while I am always looking for a silver bullet, I'm sure it's a combo of all of those. Either way it feels good

Morning Running

4 easy miles - 37:45 - 9:28 Pace

Little tired today but the run went well, leg feel good and fresh

Picking up the Miles

6.5 Easy Miles - 60:30 - 9:19 Pace

Didn't think I would have too much in the tank today after all the activity I got in D.C., but I felt great. I had a few bruises from rafting bothering me, but not stopping me.

Last run before Washington D.C.

4 Easy Miles - 39:00 - 9:45 Pace

Easy run today

Back at it

5.5 Easy Miles 55:00 - 10:00 Pace

Back at it today after no running just mountain biking last week.

Long Run

6 Easy Miles - 59:15 - 9:53 Pace

Morning running, felt so so. Calves were brutally tight but felt ok while running. Shoulders were killing from P90X the night before and I hadn't eaten anything. But I made it through.

Outdoor Run

3.25 Easy miles - 28:31 - 8:46 Pace
0.25 Walking miles
0.50 Easy Miles - 4:12 - 8:24 Pace

First outide run in months, 4 or 5 actually and my body was not ready...yikes. Lungs were struggling, legs were struggling on the hills. All in all good, but I have a lot of work to do.

Also noticed that I was running on the outside of my feet in the beginning which is exactly what my new inserts are designed to prevent. I am thinking I picked up that nasty habit after hurting my knee to keep the presure off of it. It was easy to correct but I had to concetrate on it or I resorted back to the old bad was that puts all the stress on my calves. Hopefully I can relearn how to run properly.

Long Run

6 Easy Miles - 61:00 - 9:10 Pace

This was a pretty good run after work, legs felt really good

Quick Footed

5 Easy Miles - 47:03 - 9:25 Pace

Little faster this morning, felt good though. I think these new inserts are really helping, my claves feel much less taxed than usual.

Morning Running is Tough with no Sleep

5 Easy Miles - 48:03 - 9:33 Pace

Waking up is heard to do, but I love getting morning miles in. Think I need to get my Scrubs DVD's back from the Schoonies to watch for these am runs.