I was kind of surprised to check my running logs and see I am only 5 miles behind last year by June 11.  I would have thought I’d be farther behind in miles but this year I am at 170 so far.  Of course last year at about this point I started stacking on the miles to get ready for the marathon.  I don’t think I’ll be putting on as many this year.

For one thing I am pretty sore.  A big part of it is that my back is still not 100%.  Don’t quite know why as I am doing my stretches, but maybe I just need to take it easy.

Speaking of taking it easy Sunday I ran 7 miles and this morning I did intervals again.  My pace times for the 5 intervals were  7:20, 7:30, 6:06, 6:32,6:33.  The 6:06 interval I tried a quicker turnover on the steps.  Seemed to work, but I was tired.  These were 2 minute intervals with a 1 minute walking rest.

So where does that leave me?  For the upcoming relay, I need to be able to run 3 times in 24 hours.  My legs are 3.2 miles (All up hill), 4.3 miles (Down hill) and 3.8 miles.  So just over 11 miles in 3 legs.  Should be ok except for the elevation…  I think instead of racking up the miles on the long runs, I’ll stay around 6 or 7 miles and then work on running consecutive days.  As we get closer to Aug 5, I’ll try running 2 times a day for a while just to get ready.

Keep on running