A beautiful morning in Austin, TX with a 40 degree temp at 6:00 AM for our start with a bright moon above and the sun coming up with clear skies. What a great day to run. Karen F, Karen H and I did the 10 mile loop around Townlake and after 4 miles we did a 3 mile push at 5K race pace down across the Longhorn Dam and back up the other side just past the I-35 overpass. Karen H is nursing a pinched nerve in the small of her back and butt area, but she hung in there and had a great run with us.
I did this 3 mile push at a 7:20 pace which was plenty fast for me today. It felt great. Then we finished running our 15 miles on the Townlake trail. Just a really nice run. Then we went over to Maudie's for breakfast tacos and just like that our weekend had already been a good one.
This past several weeks I think I can feel a benefit of running those 10 mile days during the week. I think there are benefits that will payoff in 2 months at Boston. Which reminds me we need to get our airplane tickets and hotel tickets for Boston. |