6:30 AM: Fartlek Run. 2 miles warm-up, then 30 sec. @ 5K pace every 3 minutes. Average pace: 9:16.
Weather: 62° F, 50% humidity, wind 6-12 WSW.
I felt sluggish when I got up this morning and when I started the run. I considered cutting the run short. But then I felt better once I got warmed up. This is pretty typical for me.
The temperature and humidity were pleasant this morning, but the wind was a factor, especially since a got portion of my run was going either south or west. My hat blew off during one of my fast intervals, so I paused my watch and picked it up and then resumed. I had to hold on to my hat to keep it from blowing off several other times.
I won't bore you by listing my pace on all 25 intervals, but suffice it say that on the 30 sec. @ 5K pace sections, I was around 7:15, with a few off them too fast and down into the sixes.
I'm wondering whether these all hills all the time courses I'm more or less obliged to run are wearing on me and whether I should do some of my interval workouts on the track. I've got ladder intervals on Thursday. Should I do them on the track?
My husband and 75% of my kids left for Utah this morning. My husband is coming back tomorrow and is leaving the kids there.
**Edited to Add**
My husband called me when I had about a mile left to run and told me they were in the car and were ready to go. I told them to wait for me and told them what street I was on. They came looking for me. When they finally found me I was on our street and was almost home. The 2 boys jumped out of the car and started running with me. They 14-year-old ran ahead because my easy pace was too slow for him since he was only running about 50-100 yards. The 12-year-old stuck with me and I told him that I was on my cool down or easy pace or something like that and he said it wasn't easy to him. They both thought it was really cool to run with me for a little bit. Maybe this will make them want to run with me more. 6:30 PM: 4 miles recovery run. Average pace: 10:23. Weather: 79°F, 29% humidity, winds calm. This run was solidly in my recovery pace range from my McMillan pace chart, which is about what I could handle. Last time I ran in the evening I ran after dinner and that didn't feel so good in the tummy, so tonight I ran first thing when I got home from work and put off dinner until after the run. I could do this because the only family member home with me is my 17-year-old son, who likes to eat dinner late. I don't think I'll be able to do it this way once the whole family is back unless I manage to get home from work earlier, which would require that I get to work earlier, which would require that I run earlier in the morning, which would require that I wake up earlier, which would require that I go to bed earlier, and that's hard to do when my family is home.
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