2000 km of Training Week 5: 1709.8 to go

Sun: Rest. Took a day for family and some Christmas prep.
Mon: 17.6/1:25:40/4:52/Evo What gorgeous night for a run! Beautiful almost full moon, no wind, about 8degC, and running just felt great. I had a great rhythm and it felt easy, like I could do it for hours and hours. Unfortunately, my knee felt a little tight from early on, but didn't really bother me until around 14K when I was zig zagging across the soccer and baseball fields to gain some distance. Lost some speed then as well, so the average is a bit slow. Was in shorts and a t-shirt, which felt chilly but good. Put on just gloves and a hat towards the end, and it made a big difference, good lesson for further winter running. May try to make it through the winter in shorts...

Tue: Rest

Wed: Namban workout 12.8 total: 4.8 warm up/6K int/2K cool down

1200X2/1000X2/800X2: 4:33/4:25/3:37/3:34/2:47/2:49 Pretty happy with the times considering I did the whole workout BAREFOOT! I ran the warmup in the MWUs, and felt a little tight on my big toes, so I figured I would give it a try BF, and just hang back a bit. Well, it was chilly and windy, and I was underdressed in a tank top and shorts, so I got going and decided to see how much I could push. The whole workout went great. I was a little worried at times about getting stepped on, and my feet were a little numb, but no blistering and almost not damage except the skin cracking under my right pinky toe, which has happened before, and may be related to a little athlete's foot I have there now. It was really exhilarating to run hard BF, I felt light and my form felt good. I could feel my self leaning back a few times at take off, so I had to adjust my weight and relax. Definitely want to run more BF, too bad it's winter, but I may try to keep it up at least on weekends, and will reconsider what shoes I keep in my rotation.

Thu: 13.8/1:07:02/4:51/Mach 11 Pretty good run, legs not stiff. Pace a bit slow in the last half, shoes felt a little strange, big toes a little tight. Knee slightly noticeable but not bad. Beautiful moon again!

Fri: 21.2/1:38:15/4:38/Evo Legs a bit stiff at the beginning from 3 straight days of running, and wasn't sure if I'd get in the 20K I was aiming for, but started to loosen up towards the halfway point and felt really good, started picking it up towards the end, very happy with the pace, and no knee pain at all!

Sat: Rest for Xmas!!

Total mileage: 65.4