Windy, hilly miles - really took me back to AZ except I'm in a big city visiting my sister so there were lots more annoying stops for stop-lights. One plus about the army - it mostly takes you to out-of-the-way places where stop-lights are kind of exotic.
With my last two runs being significantly hilly, I figured I was good to let go of my hill workout and do a tempo run instead. Next time I train for something I want to work on knowing my pace.
Just when I thought I was down to my last couple of weeks of training, my bro-in-law decides to lay down the challenge of a family half marathon in August.
1.75 warm-up and cool-down, 4x1 mile, 2x 800 with 400 rest between
There is a beautiful little spot along the trail I ran that some gardeners have put some elbow grease into. They have different beds - some with flowers - some with vegetables, some with hills, some flat, some with little colorful bedsteads for plants with runners to cling to. I have admired it on every run I've done the past few weeks and today I finally got to meet one of the gardeners. I think all master gardeners must be friendly, down-to-earth folks. To have enough patience to weed and dig and plant and replant - to know that nature unendingly has an another challenge for you - undoubtedly keeps a person humble. Anyhow - it was the highlight of the day to talk to a nice lady who made something beautiful just because she could.
As far as the running goes - that was the last really scary speed work-out for me for the next couple of weeks. Its nice to have it over with.
I think I did the miles too fast. I didn't mean to except I saw a guy running ahead of me that I thought shouldn't be running faster than me, so then I had to pass him. And then once I passed him I had to keep ahead of him. When I told Dan about it he laughed to think the poor guy had no idea he had just been beaten.
I've really got to start treating my body better this next couple of weeks so I have something to give at the marathon. My goal is to stretch every night and to get to bed by 10pm. Now I've said it publicly so I have to do it!