Running Report 5/14/15 -- 5/17/15

5/14/15 THURSDAY
Ran three mile recovery jog.

1. 4.12
2. 4.30
3. 4.24
4. 4.22
5. 4.08
6. 4.36

Total time 26.16 average of 8.45 per mile.  Extremely windy the whole run.  Half the run was into the wind and half of the run was with the wind. 

Week 14 miles
Month 57 miles
Year 322 miles

5/15/15 FRIDAY
Ran four miles today. 

1. 3.35
2. 3.49
3. 3.57
4. 3.38
5. 3.36
6. 3.18
7. 3.15
8. 3.04

Total time 28.15 average of 7.05 per mile.  Extremely strong headwind on segments 2 and 3.  Segments or half miles 6 and 7 had a nice tailwind all others were a strong crosswind.  Disapointed that on sefments 4 and 5 I dropped a total of 14 seconds of the 7 minute pace.  That could have given me my 7 minute pace right there.  Nevertheless, with a heroic effort the last half mile, I was able to salvage my run and bring my overall pace down to the 7.05 range.  Considering how windy it was and this is the first time going over three miles at top speed or race pace, I am not to disapointed.  My goal is to do my Friday race pace run at four miles at 7 minute pace the next two Fridays.  Then on June the sixth my goal is to run 5 miles at the 7 minute pace. 

Week 18 miles
Month 61 miles
Year 326 miles

5/16/15 Saturday
Ran 8 miles today.  It wa a slog.  Ate lunch right before I left so that is never a good idea.  I was chunder-burping the whole way.  I had to stop two different times to go to the bathroom.  Luckily the first time I say a Carls Jr. bag thrown on the side of the road.  I wondered if it possibly had some napkins in there because ususally in a fast food bag the fast food workers put napkins.  So I opened up the crumpled bag, that somebody had thrown out the window of their car as they drove by.  Sure enough there were about six unused napkins along with a receipt.  I put the receipt back in the bag and put the ba down a rabbit hole so it wouldn't blow away in the wind and it could decompose properly.  I promptly stepped off the road a dozen yards or so where there was break in the barbed wire fence and used the middle of the unused napkins to assist me in going to the bathroom.  I was greatly relieved after that.  I was very gratefuly for those napkins.  I secured the rest of the napkins on an old abandoned chair in case I am in the same area and I need them again. 

1. 4.29
2. 4.22
3. 4.27
4. 4.35
5. 4.29
6. 4.37
7. 4.37
8. 4.31
9. 4.58
10. 4.35
11. 4.30
12. 4.19
13. 4.19
14. 4.21
15. 4.14
16. 4.27

Total time 1 hour 11 minutes and 58 seconds.  Two seonds off a 9 minute pace. 

Week 26 miles
Month 69 miles
Year 334 miles