Catch me if you can

I ran 5 easy miles this morning.  I ran into Cheris a mile into my run.  It was great to run the the last 4 miles with her.  It was very windy going North, but at least we missed the rain.  Average pace 8:53.   

Met the group at Bingham.  First we warmed up by running around the neighborhoods.  Then we did a track work out.  We did a 1200, 800, and 400, with a 400 recovery in between.  Then we went off track and did a 2 mile tempo run.  Then I ran back to my car.  Average pace for 8 miles including warm up and recovery 8:12.  

I ran 5 easy miles with Cheris.  Average pace 9:00.  My legs were a little tired from the speedwork yesterday, but not too bad.  I've gone 3 days without candy or treats.  I'm going to be so good until the marathon.  I'm trying to decide what I want my "after marathon" treat to be.  Last year it was chocolate covered cinnamon bears.  Yummy.

Met some of the group at Bingham at 5:30.  We warmed up for 2.6 miles.  Then the rest of the group came at 6:00.  We warmed up for 1 more mile.  Then we ran 2x 15 minute tempo runs with 5 minutes of easy running in between.  I felt pretty good.  I ran the tempo parts faster than marathon pace.  Average pace for the last 5.65 miles was 8:23.

I had a great run today with Cheris and Jody.  We ran a 10 mile loop from Cheris' house.  We ran at a comfortable pace for the first 6 miles.  Then we ran 3 miles at marathon pace and and cooled down for the last mile.  My stomach was bothering me a little bit.  I felt better today than I have in a long time.  This will be my longest run until the marathon.