Monday: Off
I worked a bit late to finish up some things after orientation and when I got home, I just wanted to eat and chill out.
Tuesday: 9.12 Miles - 1:08:15 - Average Pace 7:29/mile
I decided to do hill repeats today. I was going to go to the gym but I didn't want to waste the nice weather. I ran the two miles down to Grandbury at an easy pace and then did 5 miles of repeats on the abandoned hill. The grade isn't very steep, only maxing out at around 5%. All of those repeats only got be a gain of 528 feet. I feel ashamed to call this a repeat workout. Oh well, at least the pace was decent.
Wednesday: 4.10 Miles - 30:01 - Average Pace 7:19/mile
I was supposed to do 10 miles today, but I got started too late. In the end, I just opted for a run around the block. Took it really easy.
Thursday: Off
Didn't feel like running today. Been a pretty shitty week.
Friday: 6.26 Miles - 1:17:19 - Average Pace 12:15/mile
Went to the gym to work on the treadmill. Fortunately, an incline trainer was open so I jumped on it. I decided that I would set the max incline to 30% and do a random route that was pre-programmed. In the end, I ran at 10:00/mile pace all inclines up to 12.5% and hiked anything higher at 15:00/mile pace. I continued this for an hour until the machine shut off. My elevation gain was at 3,261 feet, so I hiked a bit longer at 30% incline to get up to 5,000 feet. Nice workout.
Saturday: 11.59 Miles - 1:32:19 - Average Pace 7:58/mile
Not a lot to say about this run. It sure seemed to get really hot, really fast. Overall, I felt really good.
Sunday: Off
I was really tired. Fell asleep on the couch while doing laundry and didn't wake up until 11:15.
Total Miles: 31:07
Total Time: 4:27:54
A pretty poor week of training, although the treadmill workout was really good. I felt like I got through it just fine, so my leg strength is definitely there. I am starting to feel the effects of all the miles I have run during the past few months. No injuries, but I am just tired. Especially of running the same damn routes day in and day out. I figure I will spend the next 2 weeks really trying to get some elevation gain on the treadmill. I hate that just as badly as the repeated routes.
