running

Happy that this one is in the books. It was an ok but not great run. Calf is still sore so taking it pretty easy for most of the run. Kept dropping the pace a little bit every few miles. Last three under 9:00. Last one 8:36.

5 weeks until half. Wish I could start adding some faster stuff but feel like I need to keep it pretty easy until calf feels better. Need what is a minor strain not to turn into a major issue.

For unknown reasons watch stopped working. Steady run. Calf much better.

Finally a run that felt good. Calf was essentially pain free, just a little tight when I started. Was able to run some faster (for me) miles. 8:44 average. Last one 8:10. Feel like now I can start adding some speed work and some hard runs.

Decent run.  Not feeling peppy but got it done at a reasonable pace.  Last mile under 9 min.

Another solid run. 8:41 average. Some nice observations I was daydreaming and was running 8:15. Usually when I zone out my pace gets slower. I wanted to run the last mile in 8:20 so I was resting a bit on mile 7. Resting at a 9 min mile pace. That is how I want those 9 min miles to feel. Overall a good run. Still significant doubts remain. 8 miles is a long way from 26 miles. I will have to keep running for more than 2 1/2 hours longer.

4 weeks until Philly half. Will try to get in some faster runs in the next couple of weeks. Will back off a little the week before. But since I am shooting for a time that will be taxing to get I will need an easy week after too. Don't want to take too much of a break.