Just one race at a time

rest day

6.5 easy mile left without my watch just so I would go by feel for sure.  One mile warm up, one hill repeat and I knew these were not going to be good today.  Finished with 5 more miles.  Walked 1.5 with hubby.

Nine miles really easy I still feel like I am weak but there is no pain.  At this point I am wondering if I am afraid to push it any harder or if that is really as fast as my legs can go.  

First 2.2 miles I ran with a friend, she had her kids in the jog stroller so the miles were slow but fun!!!!!  I walked ALL the up hills even if they were short.

Splits: 10:35, 11:26, 9:33, 9:13, 10:22, 10:16, 9:41, 9:48,  last mile on the treadmill again to avoid the big hills.

5.5 easy miles 3% decline 1.5 at 9:13, 3.5 at 8:57 and .5 at 8:34  felt good to go faster but it was all down hill.

Lifted for legs

Spin

8 easy miles 5.5 running 2.5 walking with husband

splits: 9:14, 9:07, 8:56, 9:03, 9:15, 15:33, 16:46, 16:21

pm: one extra mile with daughter

6 miles elliptical all 6 were at 11% resistance but they were slow.  I finished in 48:11

Lifted for legs

Yoga

50 miles this week!  This is only the second time that I have had a 50 mile week.  They were slow and a lot of them were ugly but I am happy I could run every one of them.

I met Kimmy on the JRP at 5:00am both of us injured and not sure how this run would go.  The first 9 were ok hard, but do able. At about mile 11 the wheels started to fall off for Kim.  She wanted me to go ahead but to tell you the truth I was not much better.  We got back to the cars at 14 miles and Kimmy was done.  I went out for 2.5 more and they were so slow I started to mentally doubt what I was doing.  I hurried home to babysit my grandson but when I got home he was not there.  I evaluated how I felt and decided I would go for the full 20 mile.  3.5 miles later on the treadmill I am a happy camper.

Hamstring is not better by any means but I think it is just weak at this point not injured.  I can not seem to hold any speed at all.  Do you guys think the best way to strengthen my hammy is lots of slow miles or should I add some speed work in the mix?

splits for first 16 (warning they are ugly!!!!!) 9:09, 9:34, 9:35, 9:25, 9:31, 9:33, 9:28, 9:47, 9:24, 9:23, 9:26, 9:44, 10:41, 9:53, 9:29, 10:01