A Pretty Good Week

Days Since Last Run Below 70°F: 66 (May 16; Spring was very nice this year)

47½ miles for the week of July 14th through July 20th

M – sleep, 79°F at 4AM
Tu – 6¾ miles, average pace 7:08 mpm, 81°F at 4AM leaving wet shoe-prints in the kitchen after this run [Dow/2xBS]
W AM – 5 miles, average pace 7:32 mpm, 79°F at 4AM [Dow/Ol]
W PM – 5½ miles, 2x2400/400rec, overall average pace 6:58 mpm, 2400s in 9:11.8 and 9:00.1, felt nice to finish stronger, 85°F at 7PM [B’Wood]
Th – sleep again, 77°F at 4AM
F - 10 miles, 7:27 mpm average pace, 88°F starting at 9:30AM [SeaC/SSTrail-MBT-2M-MBT/SeaC]
Sa – 7½ miles, average pace 8:47, 83°F at 9:20AM [SeaC/SSTrail-MBT/SeaC]
Su – 12¾ miles, average pace of 7:34 mpm, started under the moon at 5:30AM, 80°F to 79°F [Dow/BS/SeaC/SSTrail/SeaC]



This was a pretty good week. I even woke early enough to run Sunday’s run at the coolest time of the day, finishing just after sunrise. I was surprised by how much those few degrees helped. It felt great to be limited by my legs instead of how hot my head feels. I enjoy running hard and burning my legs so much more than loping along on the edge of heat exhaustion. My legs are even still a little sore after this week. It feels so good!