7 am LR with Landrunners; 7:45 avg pace; JH and I ran ~ 9 easy, then moved into FF; finished up with extended cool down and Starbucks. Wonderful way to start the morning! During FF temp was 55; 10-20 mph N to slightly NW; 58% humidity and full sun. Adios 2 and calf sleeves.
Solo faster pace miles: 6:16, 6:19, 6:36 (over parkway), 6:29, 6:28
Continued the trend this week of not feeling into a groove after being ill. First my ankle felt better...but then got worse again during run (I had a difficult time not stopping my FF thinking maybe I should since it definitly was hurting). Second my breathing has been more shallow/difficult. Three my energy level is not high and thus my motivation isn't either. Now...thinking outloud...maybe this isn't all from being sick but how a 47 year old is supposed to feel the week after doing 100 miles. Who knows for certain.
Thoughts: 1) Try to avoid wearing calf sleeves for anything faster than marathon pace because it seems to feel restrictive in some fashion on going faster....also hotter. 2) Huma gels still working as well as Military 5 min before FF. 3) The pace I did hit was comfortable enough that I sometimes found myself thinking about other things...but when I focused and tried to go harder it was difficult today. So the good is what used to be harder pace at least feels easier now. 4) If I expect optimal performance on a morning cold run still need to avoid drinking as much liquid night before and clean up diet versus eating ice cream...which according to Blake dairy is going to ruin my health because it's toxic. 5) JH is noticeably in better fitness this week than last; and he was in great shape last week! Nice to see his hard work paying off!!
Hope to be more consistent next week on lifting weights and diet. Things might be tough if the forecast of 10-14 days of below 40 hold...and possibly ice/snow.
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