Got up too late this morning to get my full 9 mile run in this morning before my wife took our son to his curling practice. I did manage to get in a solid 5 miles though and then had to break to get groceries and do a bunch of running around. Finished up another 4 miles tonight after I got the kids to bed.
AM run was 5 miles in 36:32 @ 1% incline – no walking and alternated 7 and 9 mph minutes – felt great. After my lunacy of forgetting to level the new treadmill properly and running against a wicked incline for most of the week this run seemed almost easy. Awesome!!
Then lots of running around today with having to grab groceries and look after the kids while my wife is in a curling bonspiel. Took the kids to watch her for a bit and then had to head out. In the running around I succumbed to McDonalds and the need for a shamrock shake. Felt that the rest of the day and ended up falling asleep on the couch for a half hour in the afternoon.
Then after the wife headed out for another curling game and I got the kids to bed, I got back on the treadmill to get my last 4 miles in. I took it easy and tried to run a solid, smooth pace without any intervals. I ran at 7.2 mph for 31 minutes and then finished out the remainder of the 4 miles at 9 mph for a finish time of 32:56 @ 1% incline. This run felt very solid as well.
Excellent – looks like adjusting the treadmill and getting some sleep has gotten me out of my crash loop earlier in the week.
On an odd side note – I got off the treadmill and headed upstairs to have a shower and I heard some weird noises coming our of our daughter’s (5) room. Checked on her and she had her blinds open howling at the near full moon…not sure what to say there except that I really wasn’t all that surprised…
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