Sun: 15.4/BF Decided to go all out free, again props to Harry in the huaraches group. BF and no watch. I am confident about the distance because of the markers along the Arakawa, but didn't pay attention to time at all. I'm sure I averaged 5:00 pace, and probably even a bit below. Feet held up well considering how long it has been since I ran BF. Did end up with a couple small blood blisters on my left foot, and one large, but not deep blister on the outside of my right foot, where I have gotten one before, but nothing that will last.
Mon: 15.1/1:11:13/4:42/Zoom XC I felt a little tired, so could not pick up the pace, but was more setting out to get in a solid 15k. First time since the quake that I took the train in and ran home, and it felt fine.
Tue: 15.2/1:12:16/4:45/Neo Legs pretty tired. Started to feel tightness in my right hamstring again, so almost bailed and did 12k, but decided to push through, and it felt ok. Speed on my 5k splits actually improved a little each time. Will bike tomorrow to give my legs a break.
Wed: Bike 33k
Thu: 15.3/1:07/4:23/Neo Felt refreshed after biking yesterday, so decided to get in some speed work. Did some fartleks at the beginning of the run, and then just decided to pick it up to a near tempo speed. Happy with the average pace, but a little suspicious of the Garmin accuracy.
Fri: 16.4/1:15:20/4:35/Zoom XC Went the long route along the Arakawa. It was a dark and gloomy night, and I really let shit get into my head about the earthquake, radiation, etc. Literally looked over my shoulder once or twice; don't know if I was expecting to be chased by a tsunami or what. Was being pushed by a strong south wind though, which I think explains the pace, as I felt like I was taking it easy. Again, not sure about Garmin accuracy, either.
Sat: 15/Neo Made this another free run with no watch. The distance is accurate, maybe even slightly short. Was running into a nasty, gusty (radiation filled?) north wind, that literally made it hard to move forward at times. thought about bagging it early on, but the prospect of how easy it would be on the way home got me through.
Total Mileage: 92.4 km Finally broke that 90k barrier! Legs feel good overall, but was tough to run six days. Will see how it goes with one less day next week, but a couple of longer days.
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