LBL Preweek

Tuesday RUN 6.1 miles in 1hr, tested Cascadia 8's
Weds RUN 12.0 miles in 2:05, run 0.9  mi then walk 0.1 mi
Thurs RUN 5.0 miles in about 45 mins, treadmilled

And with the conclusion of the Thursday run (this morning) I'm officially in pre-race taper for the race that's not really a race but a run. So correction, I'm taper for this weekend's training race.

The originally schedule called for 4-12-6 for the midweek runs. I changed it to 6-12?-4 to allow for the taper. Then I added a mile onto Thursday because I'm a sucker for stupid things and numbers. By doing this I'll have 60 miles for the week and not 59. Stupid maybe. We'll see.

Tuesday I tested the new Cascadias, running as much as possible on the grass along the path in TGP. They felt OK, but need the orthotic. And I hate to admit that here I am Thursday afternoon and still don't have the orthotic even tested yet. This run was highlighted by a nice wet sleety snow.

Weds I set out to run EASY and did a run/walk pattern. It takes a lot for me to want to walk, when I'm ticking along at a nice pace I just hate to stop and walk. That and I feel self-conscious walking when I'm dressed as a runner. When I see a runner walking I want to yell out KEEP GOING or some other motivating call to get them moving again. No one yelled at me at least, I probably would have flipped them the bird! I ran to work, spent a few minutes prepping for the day, then ran into FP for the last few miles. Felt great, refreshed, and like it never happened.

Then today. No denying today happened. I'm so tired. And hungry. And off-balance. I swing from awake to barely able to contain the yawn. I purposefully ran on the treadmill so as to avoid the group run frenzy, keep it soft and easy, and to control the pace. Turns out my stride is most comfy and efficient at around 9m/m, so is that easy?!

I feel good, a little nervous about the shoes, and trying to ignore the nagging concern about the 50M. I just keep going back to the idea of 10+10 to 20 that's OK, then +10 to 30 wow that's a lot, then +10 to 40 OK I did that at LBL, and ANOTHER +10 to 50 OMG I have to do the loop again. That 30-40 section is a bit overwhelming. I guess that's why LBL will be helpful. Maybe it will knock that fear off, leaving me to worry only about the 40-50.