Sunday of week 5, I eased into increasing my mileage by splitting my long run into 2 separate runs. I did 6 miles that morning and then 6.63 that evening for a total of 12.63.
Tuesday was a tempo day. I did a 1 mile warm up with 2 miles tempo and then a half mile cool down. This run was done on the treadmill, unfortunately.
Thursday was an easy run of 3.2 miles.
Saturday I did 4 miles of negative splits in the pouring rain. This was one of the best feeling runs I have had in a long time. The rain kept me cool and refreshed. Average pace for this run was 9:23.
Total mileage for week 5 = 23.33 miles
Week 6 started with a 13 mile long run on Sunday. I started my run at 6 am and got almost 3 miles in before I met up with a couple of friends who were doing 10 miles. As refreshing as my Saturday run was, this one was the opposite. I am pretty positive I have never sweated like I did. The humidity was 100% which is common here this time of year. When I got done, I squeezed out my hair and there was a puddle left on the ground below me. I could have easily pee'd my pants and nobody would have known ;-) .
Monday was a rest day and the last day of summer break for my boys. We decided to pack up and go spend the day at the beach. We went to Hunting Island which is a state park and the beach is totally undeveloped. We had a great time and found over 20 sand dollars. I wanted to climb up into the lighthouse (just so I could count the stair climbing as a workout) but, we ran out of time. Here is a pic of the lighthouse from the beach
(photo credits: huntingisland.com) We had a great family day to wrap up the summer. Here are the boy's enjoying the beach....
Tuesday marked the first day of K3 for Colton and K5 for Clayton. They are going to the same school that I went to. It looks exactly like it did when I was there. I know their teachers very well, and know that I will never once have to worry about them while they are there.
After I dropped them off I went for an easy 4 mile run and finished it off with 6 x strides for a total of 4.6 miles.
Wednesday, was another rest day and I also went and worked at my part-time job for a few hours while the boys were in school.
Thursday, after I dropped them off, I headed over to the track for some speed work. Did a 1 mile warm up and 3 x 1 mile at a 7:45 ish pace and finished with a 1 mile cool down. This was as fast as I have run in a long time. Could it be that my body is finally adapting to the heat and humidity that summer brings?!?!?!?
Friday, was a hot 5 miles of negative splits.
Weekly total = 26 miles
