Keep Calm and Run On

Now that we are in outdoor track, 10K runners only workout on the track once a week. It's actually a really nice for variety. Today we ran 800's at 3K pace. I wanted to more than 4 and decided to run 79's. It went a little better and I had a good day on the track. We only ended up doing 5 and my times were: 2:37, 2:37, 2:35, 2:37 and 2:34. I had to run 6 more miles after class in the afternoon. 

Recovery day. I ran 8.5 in the morning and another 4.5 between afternoon classes.

A.M. team tempo run on Provo River trail. Sometimes it is frustrating to run tempos in a big group (inconsistent pace) Today I was stubborn and wanted to run MY pace and I did. I wanted to average 6:30 for the 40 minutes. I started with mile 1 at 6:38 and picked it up a little to finish with an average of 6:31. I felt pretty good until having to turn around and come back on the trail which was about 2 miles left. 

P.M. 4 mile recovery run

Recovery day

Fartlek Friday- 5-3-2-1. It has been a long time since I have done a fartlek and reminded me how painful and awful they are. My legs felt really tired and dead but I was happy to make it through. 

Long run Saturday with the team. I was tired but it felt like a really good long run. I averaged 7:53 and felt strong and really happy I hit 75 this week!!