Fall starts in a week and it's a good thing cuz it's been so hot. I've become running lazy. I skipped the Harra Party in the Park so I could switch back to Sunday long runs. Ok, that's at least what I am telling myself. In reality I think it was more likely I didn't want to get up that morning. Likewise this past weekend I skipped the flash mob 10k so I could sleep in Saturday morning, but is sleeping until 7 am really sleeping in? In most circles probably not but for runners it's unheard of. I did get out yesterday for my cut back long run. Easy 6 was all I was looking for and it's pretty much all I got. I stopped on my route to pick up the chubs some smokes and had a quick chat with the guy at the Exxon and it turns out they have a nickname for me "runner lady with red blinking light on her ass" not quite as cool as "stands with a fist" but more fitting I'm sure.
I can feel the weather wanting to change. It was cooler out this weekend. maybe? I think? or maybe it was that the sun isn't coming up until 7ish so it isn't heating up so fast while I am out there. Training wise I have changed a few things. Gone are the days of the double run. With school being back the chubs is getting freaked out about me coming home late, I guess 7th grade math is too much for him. During the week runs are all now back to back to make up for miles I am losing by cutting out the afternoon run. Tues is now speed day with Wednesday being tempo run and Thursday just for the miles. I have also decided to take some time off my long run pace. The summer heat dictates that I keep it real slow but with fall weather hopefully around the corner the time for increased speed is upon me and I think this year I would like to learn how to control it before it get really nice out there and I try to take my LSD's at a jackrabbit pace. Moved from 13:30 to 13:00 this weekend. I would like to get my LSD pace down to 12. I know that means I also need to up the speed work and tempo runs but hopefully I will be able to. Last weeks tempo run was at 12:05, this week I am going to shoot for 11:45 which is just under my goal pace for the Texas 10 Katy. Last weeks speed work was done at 11:30 pace so I am going to try to maintain or better that in the next few weeks. Oh and I am now getting up a bit earlier to get an extra mile in every day, so my mileage keeps about the same. This week my LSD hits the 10 mile mark. First 10 mile run since March so I am sure it will be a challenge. So it looks like I am looking at 10, 10, It looks like I can squeak a cut back 7, 11, 12 and then it will be end of October and my first half of the season.
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