Training - Week 9 Day 1

I decided last night to go get a massage. I had a 60 minute sport massage focused on my legs and lower back. Man I felt wonderful after that.

This morning I headed out to the local river trail to do another early run. It is starting to get a little lighter early, and the moon was out full, so the trail was pretty lit up today. I really focused on trying to have a smooth easy focused run, and worked a bit on my form today. I also tried a couple of mental techniques during the run designed to help me achieve a flow about my running. I must say, that it worked like a champ, and before I knew it, my 4 miles was done and I was feeling great. The long runs wear me down a bit, but these short runs, charge me right up.

Stats:
HR - 143/161
Mile 1 - 11:49/5.0
Mile 2 - 11:34/5.2
Mile 3 - 11:32/5.2
Mile 4 - 11:18/5.3
Mile 4.1 - 2:02/3.3
Weight - 178
Pain - None