Tempo Run

Tempo: Seven minutes easy run, followed by seven minutes 5K race pace. Repeat times three.

Distance: 4.3 miles

Time: 42:57

Performance Stats (out of 5 ★)

Legs: ★ ★ ★

Gut: ★ ★ ★ ★

Energy:  ★ ★ ★

Mind:  ★ ★

Overall:  ★ ★ ★

Soundtrack: Pink Floyd, The Dark Side of the Moon

This was the Vacation-to-Real-Life shock - stay up until 1AM working on a new web-site, and then wake up at 4AM for a tempo run. I'm pretty sure that I won't have trouble getting back to sleep at my usual 10PM tonight!

So this tempo run was pretty average. My quads were a bit tight waking up this morning - not sure why. I was also super jumpy about running in the dark for the first mile. It's getting darker in the mornings, and I think that I am going to need a headlamp if I am going to stick to 4AM runs. I'm also a little antsy about returning to work after a week off. No real reason why, just seems to happen after every vacation. I'll be back in the swing of things by lunch time!

The Beginning

This website and blog will offer many options to chose from. Here in the written blog I plan to chronicle my training runs and races with all of their victories and defeats. I will share with you my goals and ambitions, and give you a regular breakdown on how we are doing getting there. Sometimes I might just give the details of the run of the day, other times I will write about my own tips, trips, stumbles and falls along the way - as I try to keep one foot in front of the other. I welcome you on this journey, and I hope that you might find motivation in hearing about one man's journey through life on the road and on the trails.