Today’s workout, on the other hand, was as standard as they come: 6x.5 mi w/90sec rec’s.  I was aiming to match my 5K PR time, so shooting for 3:18s.

Started pretty good, 3:17,3:18,3:18 but then I lost it for the next three 3:22,3:22,3:22.  So this tells me I’m a little wishful in where I am right now.  I should have aimed for 3:20s, then I would have had a more consistent session.

On the good side, it’s not that far off what I imagined, though it confirms I won’t be hitting a PR on the 30th at my 5K.  No worries though, I’m grateful to be near my old time at all and think a PR will be doable in June.

Oh, and I got on the scale today…123! Hah, not so good for fast running but looks pretty good. Time to put a muzzle on the cookie consumption. Not completely, mind you, just a little less.

Reminder:  Runners Round Table today at 4pm EST today.  Fun stuff!

The Round Table is recorded live with a panel of guests and includes a chat area where listeners can make comments.  This is all new to me, btw, I’ve only ever heard Runners Round Table as a recorded podcast so I’m still figuring out the nuts and bolts of it.  Anyway, I’ll be posting it here in podcast form for those of you who want to give it a listen after the fact.

I’m looking forward to it since I’ve never done anything like it before, plus the subject matter is obviously near and dear to my heart.  My only concern is that I’ll throw out a cuss word since I tend to do that.  Cross fingers for me that I behave properly.

The Weekend In Running
Was fucking great.   But seriously, something clicked this week – my easy runs haven’t felt this fast and light since mid-September.  Wednesday to Saturday’s paces included sub8s to low 8s despite the previous day’s speed or hill reps.  Recovery, shmovery, I wasn’t having any.  Of course, I know better, so yesterday, I followed the law and ran 13@ 8:30 avg.  Total for the week: 67.25 miles.

Here are the last couple weeks of running, Mondays to Sundays.