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Training Day Twenty Two – Short Neighborhood Run

Training Day Twenty Two – Short Neighborhood Run

Typical Tuesday, short 3 miles scheduled on the calendar following the previous long run from the weekend. I woke up early and ran outside. It was rather cold, cold for Arizona anyway. I am guessing it was about 40 degrees which is about as cold as it gets in Phoenix. Heavy Legs and Feet My [...]

Training Day Twenty One – 8 Miles

Yesterday was my longest run so far and eight miles doesn’t seem that much farther than five, but it is. I managed to finish in 78 minutes. Slightly under a 10 minute mile pace but not quite fast enough to complete a half-marathon in under two hours. A two hour pace might be an unreasonable [...]

Training Day Twenty – 5 Mile Jell-O Run

Running on an off day, I have decided, is like running in Jell-O. Although I have never actually run in Jell-O, I bet it would be tough. Perhaps its more like Jell-O legs than running in Jell-O? So, today was a minor continuation of Tuesday’s “Bad Running Day”. However, I did not have to stop [...]