Sean's Running Blog

7:07 pace for the 10 miles. Still being slowed a bit by poor traction.

Still getting back into things. I can't wait for the holidays to be over so I can stop eating like a cow and gaining weight.

First speed workout since XC Nationals. The workout itself went fine although hitting the relatively easy times took more effort than I had hoped. 5 miles @5:20-5:20 and a 6th mile @5:12. I was pretty spent at the end. Something I also didn't realize is how cold it had gotten. It had dropped below freezing by the time I had finished. I took off my pants and jacket after my warmup as to not slow me down during the workout. After putting them back on for my cool down trip home, I never really warmed up. I also quickly noticed that I was VERY dehydrated. My cooldown unfortunately included running up Snoq. Parkway and the wheels started coming off. I actually had to walk most of the final mile home because I was completely delirious and dizzy. I hadn't felt this way except once -- during the final lap of the Olympic trials. I never walked during that race but the symptoms were the same. Anyway, I'm sure it was a combination of a 1st workout, dehydration and the plummeting temps.

Felt pretty good today except that it snowed yet again over night. It was actually the perfect kind of snow. The wet stuff and the perfect depth to actually get good traction on. It was sunny as well which made for a very beautiful run. Pretty tough workout coming tomorrow.

Today was my second workout back and first workout with other people in months. It felt great. It was an 8 mile tempo run along the Samammish River Trail in Redmond. The four miles out were at 5:04 and the four miles back -- into the wind -- were 5:15s. Considering how hard 5:22s were for six mile on Wednesday, i was very happy with today's workout. It makes a world of difference running with others.