My legs were a little tight and sore on this morning's run. Only went 2. Very slow. And for the second morning in a row my left shoe came untied. This never happens to me. I used to tie them in double knots long ago, but stopped. Guess I will start doing it again.
This afternoon it was a warm 87ºf. I like warm weather as much as the next person, but it should not be this hot near the end of October. Ran 6. Legs getting tired. I think the last few weeks of upping my mileage is catching up with me. I will back off some the next couple of days. I still want to run each day because I have heard this will actually keep the legs fresher. I hope so at least.
2.14 - 9:17, 9:08, 1:12 - 19:39 - 9:10 avg.
6.37 - 7:50, 7:47, 7:44, 7:42, 7:47, 7:39, 2:52 - 49:25 - 7:45 avg.
By the way last night I took my daughter to her dance class. There I met Robbie Pecht. I had heard his name before and he lives 2 towns over from me. He won the Richmond Marathon in 1981 with a 2:19:16(a PR). He said he never started running until his senior year of high school. Then he went to the University Of Virginia and joined a running club. He also made the trials in 1980. He commented how the mood was because Carter had already boycotted the Olympics for that year. I found an article on Runner's World Online that said the current trials record was set that year. Also 56 men went under 2:20, another current record. I guess those guys had something to prove to themselves and the world that day. |