AZ Run Dad

1:11:40 for a 45 second PR today. Ran with a nice pack for much of the race and competed well. Great crowds, great weather, and a good course. Ended on the track at Hayward Field which was awesome.

Finally got some race details up on our blog.  

6.75 very easy miles with Allison along the river and Pre's Trail in Eugene before we left this morning. Very nice run. Back to the heat now. 

10 miles around the neighborhood a few times. My legs were a little sore from the race but I have no hip pain which is a great sign. A couple of easy days before another workout. Looks like I'll be running Mountains to Beach Half Marathon and a 5k in Tucson before ending the season/cycle with the Gary Bjorklund Half Marathon at the same place as the US Half Marathon Championships. I'm still a couple minutes short of qualifying for that race. 

AM: 8 miles easy around the neighborhood. I was tempted to venture out but at the time I run it feels much safer to run in the neighborhood without traffic.

 PM: 4.2 miles w/6 x 10 second hill sprints. Allison and the kids met me at the park on my way home from work  and I ran 4 miles with my daughter biking along. I really enjoyed it. 

Warmed up 2.85 with drills and strides then did 6 x 1 mile with 3 min jogs. It was really windy this morning which helped make this a tough workout. Goal was to start at 5:25 and get about 5 seconds faster with each one. Splits were 5:22, 5:16, 5:13, 5:11, 5:07, 5:06. I was beat at the end of this one. I'm happy with this one given the proximity to the half marathon and windy conditions.

16 miles: 10 at about 6:45 pace then last 6 at marathon pace. Splits for those were 5:41, 5:43, 5:43, 5:42, 5:38, 5:40. I was going to do this run tomorrow but I won't have time tomorrow unless I got up super early so I just got it done today. Pretty happy with how I felt. Last 6 got a little tough towards the end. A couple of decent workouts this week coming off of the half marathon. My body feels healthy and that's all I can ask for.