This moring was the first morning of marathon training.  I spent 2 hours yesterday mapping out a 14 week running schedule.  I will most likely modify it, but I at least have an idea of the miles I am shooting for and what type of runs I want to do.  I did 6 miles this morning and the legs overall felt good.  I am still not 100% healthy and each run there seems to be something that gives me a little pain here and there, but nothing hurts enough to stop.  I did slow down on the last mile, but overall I was able to run pretty well.

AP:  7:43

I did interval speed work this morning.  5 miles with 1/2 mile fast and 1/2 mile moderate.  I was shooting for 8:15 slow miles and 7:00 fast miles but I am not sure if that was where I was at.  My fist 3 miles were under 7:30, mile 4 was at 7:40 and mile 5 was just over 8:00.  My legs felt really good and I did not have any areas that felt irritated or hurt.  I rolled and stretched a lot last night. 

AP:  7:37

I did an 8 mile easy run this morning.  My legs felt really good!  I think they are finally recovering from the race.  No pain just the usual tightness I always feel on my left hamstring that goes up to the glutes.  I kept it simple and easy and tried to keep the same pace for the entire run.  Felt good!

AP:  8:10

It was Thanksgiving and my legs felt a little tired so I did a short easy run.  I wanted to save them for my long run on Friday.
 

Had a really good run this morning.  I am finally feeling some confidence with running again.  Since my race my legs have not felt the same, but the legs felt really good with the run today and I was able to do the 15 fairly easily.  I kept my pace nice and easy for the first 10 miles (around 8:30-8:45) and the last 5 miles I slowly increased the speed with my last mile at around 7:38.  My legs felt great at the end of the run.  It was a real confidence booster for me.

AP:  8:33

I finished the week with a 17 mile bike ride with Rhett followed by a 2.5 mile run.  It was nice to get on the bike and get a chance to talk with Rhett for a while.  I really enjoyed riding with him while we were triathlon training.  It will be a nice break on Saturdays.  The ride felt good and we just took it easy.

My run after the ride was done at an easy pace.  I just wanted to get a little run in after the bike.  My legs felt tired after my run yesterday and my right quad was a little tight, but everything else felt fine.  Now I am going to rest the remainder of today and tomorrow.

I hit the 40 mile mark and that was the goal for the week.