April 2

It was a disappointing workout today. The recovery from the sprints the other day has been very slow. It was much more of a shock on the old body than I thought it would be. I spent several hours working hard in the yard before I did the workout and that didn't help. I just wasn't feeling it so I only jogged 2 miles today. The good news is that the pace, which I thought was my normal slow pace of 5.2 mph, was actually 5.6 mph for those two miles. I felt like I was running with two flat tires, but I was doing it faster than ever.

Walked 1/2 mile to warm up at 3.6 mph.
Jogged 2 miles at 5.6 mph
Walked 1 1/2 miles to warm down

4 miles total

I'm not sure what I'll do tomorrow. If I'm feeling it I may jog. If not I'll do my last long jog on Monday or Tuesday. So much for sticking to the plan. I think that what is most important as the race approaches is that I need to eat well and be fully rested by race day. As it stands now the race day forecast is for chilly weather (around 40°). The kids are going to love that.