Week of July 18th - 24th, 2005

Monday 7/18
11am – Today I ran from Vancouver airport because I was on a layover on my way home from Winnipeg. I ran 90 minutes at a decent pace, and the weather was perfect.
14 miles

Tuesday 7/19
8am – This morning I ran 70 minutes pretty easy and then did 4 hard strides on the road.
10 miles

Wednesday 7/20
7am – This morning I ran a 6 mile tempo on Town Lake. It was unbelievably humid, and so it was very hard to go fast. I also felt very tired. I ran at about 5:15 pace for the tempo.
12 miles

Thursday 7/21
8am – I ran from the house and did a pretty hard 85 minute run to Town Lake and then did Stratford for the first time this year. Stratford is about 2 miles of grueling hills. There are about 5 one to two minute climbs.
13 miles

Friday 7/22
9am – I ran 40 minutes from the house to the IF fields
9pm – I ran 35 minutes from the house down to TL and back. I caught up with Raul and Munoz for the last 15 minutes
11 miles

Saturday 7/23
6am – This morning I ran a long workout on the track. It was 8x1000m in 2:48 – 2:50 with 1 minute R. It was very humid again this morning and I felt very fatigued (I need more sleep I guess). The workout went well, and the times were between 2:49 and 2:51, with the last one being 2:48. I was hoping to finish a little faster, but I just didn’t have it in the heat. In the evening I ran 20 minutes to shake the legs out.
13 miles

Sunday 7/24
9pm – Tonight I ran a really hard and long run. I ran 1:45 with the first hour or so at 6:00 pace and then the last 45 minutes probably way under 6:00. I ran from the house and did scenic. Then I extended it on onto TL in the dark and then back to the house for a drink of water and then in the neighborhoods for the rest. I was DEAD afterwards, I couldn’t even see straight to pick up Jessica at the airport.
17.5 miles

Week Total – 90.5 miles