not giving up on the comeback

ran after work
slightly tight achilles but it loosened up
never pushed - felt good after the first mile which was really slow

Pouring rain, windy, and chilly today but I got out and did it.  

average 7:13pace out

average 6:30 pace on the way back

it was hard to keep any race pace today with the rain and giant puddles and the overall cruddy state of the sidewalks/roads on this route.  I'm not sure why I always seem to take it.  But when i did get into a rhythm, I did feel quite comfortable at this pace.  I'm thinking the race on Saturday I'll start at this pace and go from there after a few. 

I FINALLY made hotel reservations for the night before the marathon.  YEA!

6 miles at lunchtime - a little creaky for the first two miles but once I loosened up I was ok.  

7:34 ave. pace

5PM - 

just beautiful weather tonight
felt really good for the first two miles and then i started to feel like i was floating along, which is cool when you are running, but now I know it precedes an energy crash...this is the second time this has happened.  I ate and drank well today,  I thought.  I'm not sure what happened there. 

Just looked at last year's calendar and my 15 mile race was actually just one week before my marathon.  Thinking back, that seems a little crazy.   

Will do 12-14 later today - no speedups

beautiful evening
didn't much feel like running - just got through it

7:22 ave pace

lunchtime run -- I felt ok - got to run in a misty rain at work.  I'm not sure if it is my OLD shoes or my legs but there is NO zip in them at all.  I'm not sure if I need to skip tonight's run or if I should do it.  The 15 mile race tomorrow is supposed to simulate race conditions, so maybe racing 15 miles on somewhat tired legs would be beneficial. or maybe not... at least I get to wear my lucky shoes tomorrow.  i am looking forward to that.

A note on my brooks Adrenalie GTS 8's - I like these shoes cause they have lasted a long time with minimal wear compared to other recent ones, but they have always felt blocky.  I'm not sure what that means in official shoe lingo, but they make me feel slow and lumbering.  I guess there is a trade off there- - shoes that feel fast but wear out faster...

5.6 7:17 ave pace

no 2nd run for the day - spent time with the family  :)

Atlanta Track Club Run Around the Rock 15 Mile Race

I felt ok - not great
I tried to do an even pace - I was at 32:xx for 5, 1:04:20ish for 10 and 1:36:40 for 15 - pretty dang consistent.  

The first 10 miles I ran with two 10 mile race guys.  They helped me keep pace.  There were no other 15 mile people around me.  The leader went out at around 6min pace. And my first mile was a 6:15, so I never was in touch with him.  
It was a pretty lonely run with no one in my race with me for the last 7 miles.  good practice for chickamauga I guess.  I just hope I feel better for that race.  I think this course is a little more challenging with some two sets of steep uphills per lap. 
The rain came in the last lap and was welcome to cool me down.  

6:27 ave pace - 2nd overall - 1st AG