Wednesday 7/1/2009

Negative split/progression run on the Greenbay Trail in Chicago. Arrived yesterday with the family in Chicago for our yearly visit with the in-laws. Woke up this morning with an unfamiliar ache in the legs...I think I was just ready for a real run after a day off. I am also hoping that my legs are finally adjusting to another level of fitness after all of the hill and trail work.

Whatever, started off with an easy 3.60 staight up the trail to about Glencoe. Average pace of 8:06 with an avg HR of 148 / max of 155. I would like to think that the pace and HR had to do with my fitness, but alas it probably had more to do with arriving at near sea level from Boulder. Regardless, felt smooth and relaxed with a great gait. Turned around and headed back home. Notched up the pace to around 7 and below. Tried to keep it around marathon pace, but I just felt too good. Notched 3.62 in an average pace of 7:08. AVG HR was 166 with a max of 173. At the end of this workout I felt I could have kept going and going...really did not want to stop. But, there are several more runs this week including a 16 sometime this weekend, so I want to conserve a bit.

Awesome.