Week of August 1st - 7th, 2005

Monday 8/1
9pm – Tonight I ran 65 minutes really hard once I got off the plane from Detroit. I ran from the house and did scenic. Going up the hills actually felt very good, and I’m starting to feel in shape again.
10 miles

Tuesday 8/2
11am – This morning I slept in and then ran 50 minutes easy from the house to IF and back. In the evening I ran 20 minutes including some strides.
10.5 miles

Wednesday 8/3
7am – This morning I ran a very hard track workout here in Austin. I ran 5 x 1000m with 3 minutes R. I ran the intervals in 2:42, 2:41, 2:41, 2:41, and 2:39. I felt very good through most of this workout and I definitely could have run a few seconds faster per interval with a rabbit. It was actually pretty cool out this morning, although it started to get hot for the last couple of intervals, but it probably was just me. In the evening I ran 20 minutes to shake out
13 miles

Thursday 8/4
8am – This morning I was feeling pretty tired from yesterday, but it’s time to train like crazy, so I ran 85 minutes pretty hard from the house to scenic then Stratford and then to TL. It was getting very hot even for 9am, and my legs felt tight, but I toughed through it before getting on the plane for Albany. Once on TL I realized that I was actually running 6 min pace (felt much slower).
13.5 miles

Friday 8/5
1pm – This afternoon I ran 40 minutes here in Montreal from Mom’s house to the bridge and across the river and back. I felt very good this morning, although it was very windy out today.
7pm – This evening I ran another 40 minutes around Ile des Soeurs, and I felt very good again, except for all the nats out here.
13 miles

Saturday 8/6
7pm – This evening I ran a really long and hard workout at the Ben Leduc Track in Montreal. I should have waited a little longer before starting the workout, since it was still a little hot and windy, but it went well nevertheless. I ran 6 x mile with 1 minute R in 4:38, 4:38, 4:39, 4:40, 4:38, 4:37. I then jogged 7:30 easy and then ran 2 miles in 9:55 (5:00, 4:55). All of these were done in flats, so I thought it was pretty good. VERY tired afterwards
15 miles

Sunday 8/7
7pm – Tonight I ran 1:50 at a decent pace here in Montreal. I ran from the house, over the bridge to the F-1 track and did a loop around that and then back. There was way too much pavement and it definitely took a toll on my legs. I was going to run 2:00, but my legs couldn’t take the pavement so I cut it a little short.
17.5 miles

Week Total – 92.5 miles