Week Six: 7/10 - 7/16
July 10th: Today I decided to run my usual Hammond Middle School loop and added on an extra mile somewhere along the way. I kept it comfortable and tried to stay in the shade as much as possible. I ran 10.02 miles in 1:08:24 (6:50 average pace).
July 11th: Today I ran 7.03 miles with an internal tempo run built into it. The tempo run was more like a ten minute pick-up. I ran a consistent 5:45 pace for the ten minutes and got to about 1.75 miles. I felt really smooth throughout the tempo portion. I ran for 46:41 and it averaged to about 6:38 pace.
July 12th: Today I held practice at the school with Noah, his little brother Logan (who is an incoming freshman), Ryan and Al. We went down by the Applied Physics Lab and got in 7.31 miles. We ran an average of 7:47 for a total time of 56:53.
July 13th: Today I ran by myself again and went down Johns Hopkins Road until I got to about 4.5 miles and then I turned around. I ran nine miles total in 1:01:32 for an average of 6:50 per mile.
July 14th: Today there was a 5K held at Reservoir so I came to support the Howard County Striders and the race and did an easy run on the course. I got in a slow mile (8:06) before the race started and then ran the 5K. I went out really hard but then slowed down at the 400 meter mark. At 2.5 miles I passed a college kid and we started talking and finished the race together. I ran 20:30 for the 5K (6:38 average pace per mile). Afterwards I drove the golf cart around the course to help clean up the cones, and got in another mile. My total mileage came out to be 5.1 in a total time of 35:34.
July 15th: Today I ran 12.03 miles at practice as my long run for the week. I ran for 1:29:50 or an average of 7:27 pace. It was really hot and humid today and because of that I felt tired halfway through.
Weekly mileage: 50.49 miles
