dedication, perseverance, self-discipline

The morning was relaxing as we don't have church until 1:00.  In the evening we had a bunch of people over for dinner.

I ran with Sasha, Mary Ann, Daniel and Chauncey this morning.  Daniel and Chauncey turned around after 3 miles.  The rest of us finished 10.1 miles in 1:16:54.  My shins are feeling tight still after the half-marathon on Saturday, so I didn't really do the short sprints that Sasha was doing.  I felt pretty good by the end of the workout as the tightness seemed to have worked itself out.

I ran with Sasha, Mary Ann, and Daniel this morning.  Daniel turned around after 3 miles.  We threw in a few explosive sprints for a few seconds where the trail was clear.  It is odd, because the trail is getting more snow and ice on it than before even though it has not snowed recently.  We decided that it was because the snow from the trees is getting blown to the ground by the wind.  Total time of 1:17:45 for 10.1 miles.

Same group as normal this morning. Same route to the lake and back. I used to dislike running the same way every single day, and I would make a point to run 4-5 different routes fairly regularly. Now, I have gotten used to just running the same way every single day, and I can say that it doesn't really matter to me anymore if I change up my route or not. Anyhow, we finished 10.1 miles in 1:18:09.

PM:  4 more miles in 31:04.  I felt pretty good, and my legs didn't feel too tired

It was a good run this morning. We started off about the same pace as normal, but then quickly sped up before settling into a more relaxed pace (though not any slower) about a mile into the run. We did a few explosive sprints in the middle of the run when the trail was clear. On some of them I just stayed with Sasha, and on a few of them I decided to push it harder. We finished with 10.1 miles in 1:16:46.

PM:  I ran 4 more miles alone in 31:17.  I was really tired by bedtime.  After 2 straight days of doubles I can tell that I am not used to running twice a day.  I will get used to it eventually.

I ran with the same group as always, plus Chauncey came again.  We ran 6 miles as a group, and then Sasha, Mary Ann and I ran 4 more miles to finish up 10 miles in 1:19:58.  Todays run was interesting because Sasha wanted to test our singing ability while running 6:00 pace.  It is probably the third time I have done this with him, and I am still unsure as to why he likes doing it.  Anyhow, it was kind of fun, and for the most part our pace was slower than normal because we were talking more and I didn't mind that either.

I ran with the same group of people today as normal plus Matt, Sasha's friend who I have run with once before.  Daniel turned around after 3 miles and the rest of us finished up 10.1 miles in 1:15:19.  Sasha and I then went out for another 10.1 miles along the same course to the lake and back.  We decided to push the pace a little more and with the exception of a few areas where there was snow and ice we were under 6:00 pace the entire time (miles ranged from 5:41-5:55).  With about .75 miles left I took off and finished the last mile in 5:33 for a total time of 58:43 for the last 10.1 miles (2:14:02 for 20.2 miles).