With traveling and in-laws visit combined, I didn't run for 5 days. These are not good excuses, but I'm trying to get back on track now. My weakness is getting off the schedule easily when various distractions come up. Not having training partners doesn't help as I'm the only one who has to discipline myself.
I decided to follow Tinman's training system, following Paul and Cody. I want to try it for a few months and see if I improve. I'll focus on some 10Ks in the summer, maybe also 5Ks.
So today I did a Tinman tempo run, but I messed it up. Garmin was cutting in and out due to extremely cloudy and rainy skies, and I was feeling good after 5 days of rest. Without watching my pace, I ran too fast, 4.3mi in 33:10 (7:42 pace). The goal was 8:03 pace. The wind was ridiculous at times, up to 30 mph, then I got tired towards the end, and my legs may feel it tomorrow. It's been a while since I pushed the pace at all, so my legs kind of forgot how to move faster. Good workout overall, though, and I added 3x100m strides at the end. Total time 1:06:22 (8:37 pace). | 