Wednesday 11/23 9 miles at Croft: felt dead-legged and a bit sore for some reason, which didn’t bode well for the Turkey Day 8K.
Thursday 11/24 9 miles, including 4.6 Turkey Day 8K (well, almost 8k) in 31:51. The Turkey Day 8K started seven years ago as a bet between two friends. Entry fee is a can of food, and 40 people showed up the first year. This year there were 735, by far the largest race in Spartanburg. Tempo felt easy and relaxed. I had no idea I was running that fast (6:47 pace). Warm-up and cool down with Seth and Carroll (on his bike this year) is a Thanksgiving tradition.
Friday 11/25 11 miles at Croft: felt a little dead legged, but not sore at all.
Saturday 11/26 4 miles on Cottonwood. Yeah.
Sunday 11/27 11 miles at Croft, including 8 x 120 yards barefoot on football field. Felt pretty crappy at first, maybe the result of a late night watching huge guys bash each other and toss around an oblong air bladder. Felt stronger as the run went on.
Total: 44 miles
Thanksgiving week often turns into a mini-camp: days off from work really help. The accumulation felt great, the first week over 40 miles since June. Nothing particularly long, but good mental training with tired legs.
Had this song in my head for most of my runs this week. Saw this show a few weeks ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25R8AOcE_hYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25R8AOcE_hY
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