I made this a sustained uptempo effort, for what might be my quickest half since the Boston Marathon in April.
Half #124: south-end cross-Island
I kept an easy pace (except a little push toward the end), but for some reason this one was a slog. Beautiful day out there, though!
Half #122: Goodro Round with Greg, Nick, and Mark
This was a run in the Olympic mountains which I’ve been excited to get a chance to do for quite a while. Named the “Goodro Round” after my friend and running buddy, Mark Goodro, it loops together the peaks of Mt. Townsend, Welch, Silver Lakes, and Hawk (along with North Mt. Townsend peak and an unnamed one, for good measure). It was great to get to run this with a terrific group!
Half #121: South-end cross-island with strides
I ran a version of my trusty cross-island route, mixing in seven intervals of 0.15mi at approximately 5:00min/mi pace. Given that I ran a half-marathon yesterday as well, it felt like pushing pace on tired legs would add some nice muscle confusion.
Half #120: Wednesday group run
Last evening I ran from home to the group run, adding about 7mi to the regular route and making it a half-marathon. Nice to have the 120th be a social moment!
Half #119: run back from school
I rode with my daughter to school this morning, which gave me a new start point.
Half #118: keeping it simple
I felt the need to bring it back to basics, avoiding hills and intervals today and choosing instead to build to a sustained tempo pace along my favorite South Island coast route.
Half #117: Cross Island Trail
The original cross-Island route, from Fairy Dell Trail on the west side through Grand Forest to Manitou Beach on the east side (and back, plus some extra Grand Forest trails to make a half).
Half #116: 2,000 miles for the year!
This is just the second year in my life that I’ve managed 2,000 running miles, the other being last year.