Trust The Process

I was out for the count for almost a week with a bad cold.  Today was my first run since last Wednesday.  Suprisingly, it went very well considering I jumped right back into a speedwork session.

2 mile warm up with strides

6 x .5 mile (6:00/mile pace) with .25 mile (8:06/mile pace) recoveries

.5 mile cool down

I had struggled with this workout the last two times I attempted.  I am still not completely over the cold, but I guess the time off helped a bit.

It has been a good start to the week.  Yesterday, I found out that I got in the lottery for the Philadelphia Broad Street Run 10 miler and today I was able to register for the Chicago Marathon eventhough the site (Active.com) crashed about 10 times during the process.  I just went back on the Chicago Marathon website and they have temporarily suspended registration due to Active's techical issues.  I wonder if this will go to a lottery next year too?

AM - 6 recovery miles this morning on the TM at home (1.0 incline). Total time was about 53 minutes.

Noon - Yoga class

The Yoga is getting easier and I have definately gained some flexibility in the last few weeks.  My quads were real sore today in class though.

6 easy miles on the TM during my lunch break (1.0 incline).  avg pace was 8:09.  my legs felt good today

7 miles on the TM during my lunch break including 5 tempo miles (1.0 incline).

1 mile warm up

5 miles @ 6:31 pace

1 mile cool down

This workout was tough today.  I just wasn't feeling great, but I got through it.

6 recovery miles on the TM at home early this morning before the family woke up.  Avg pace was about 9:00/mile.

Glad to have gotten the run out of the way already today.  It's going to be a busy day.