Dallen

Taking it easy today. I need some recovery.

10 easy miles.

10 miles by myself. Then 5 with the stroller a few hours later. 70 degrees outside. Very nice.

Run A: 10 miles with a 3 mile tempo run. Was going to do just 2 miles, but I felt good so I kept going. 17:20.  I can tell that something is still wrong with my hamstring, but it is not really bothering me.

Run B: 5 easy miles with the stroller. This current warm streak is over and I rhink the the stroller is going back into stowage for a while. My wife is not happy, she really likes the time alone when I take Jonah out with me.

10 easy miles. Most of this was on the elliptical to rest up the hamstring for a long run tomorrow.

Took yeaterday off. Delayed the run untin the evening and then Jonah started vomiting.

Long run. 20 miles. By the mile markers along the lake I ran 6:32 average pace. Garmin said that I did 6:38. Probably somewhere in between.

It is 2 weeks until my 50K. I'm not sure if it is smart to do a hard long run this close to a race, but I am trying to see how my body reacts to a shorter taper. I'm taking a low key approach to this race, so I figure that I can experiment a little.

I did get some learning value out of the run. Normally I gradually work  into a hord pace on my long runs, but I went out hard from the start (after a mile jog to the path). My body needed the warm-up. My legs were feeling rather shot halfway through. On the bright side, I was not wearing down at all cardiovascularly.