AM - Did not run, slept in a little, helped one of the members of our ward move out of a house they were renting and into an apartment. Upper body still sore from volleyball.
PM - 10.25 miles. I was a bit tired from having replaced the rollers on our sliding glass door (what a huge pain! I hate it when home improvement projects take longer than you had planned . . .), but was determined to get my run in no matter what. As soon as I got going I felt better. Did 6 miles, then came back to get a drink. On the 6th mile I decided to throw in a mini-tempo in the middle of the mile. Started off at about 10K pace (6:30/mile), last .2 at threshold pace (5:30/mile). Cooled down for the last 1/4 mile of the run, went inside and got some water, then headed back out for the last 4 miles. Now I could tell my legs were a bit worn out from the effort of that 1/2 mile earlier, took it easy. My feet were tired at the end - I haven't ran this far for 3 weeks. I also ordered a new pair of shoes on Friday for both Lybi and myself, so this should hopefully help. They are the same color as my latest pair, so I will have to mark them with a sharpie or something : ) I will have to see how many pairs of shoes I have bought lately - road runner sports has a new benefit for their VIP members where after they buy 5 pairs of shoes, they get the 6th pair free. Total time for the run was 1:22:43, average pace of 8:04/mile (this was mainly due to the 6th mile). | 