2016 LBL Marathon Training Week 13 - Part One

  So, officially the taper begins this coming weekend... or Sunday, or maybe it's Monday. But I am already lacking motivation to get up in the morning, I guess maybe since I got my 20 (.4 to be exact) in this last Sunday, I am feeling a little more relaxed and not so concerned - as if it's all downhill from here and I can chill. Or it could be this crappy weather, cold and dreary, or cold - dreary - rainy AND windy.... it just sucks man, especially when the worst of the weather is in the morning during my run.
  But I've got to keep running, not crazy but to keep in good shape and stay limber and strong. Or at least sane.... I am not really sure.
  Monday was a rest day, and Tuesday I got up (forced myself up) to temperatures around 36 degrees with a feels like 28 and 10 mph NNE winds.... after running in 60 degrees and raining on Sunday. Blah....... I felt slow and sluggish, tired and.... did I mention sluggish.
  I ran 8 miles in 1:22:03 with an average pace of 10:15 min/mile, elevation gain of 131 feet and a loss of 136 feet.
Laps/splits
Mile 1 - 10:51
Mile 2 - 10:39
Mile 3 - 10:08
Mile 4 - 10:22
Mile 5 - 10:13
Mile 6 - 10:03
Mile 7 - 10:05
Mile 8 - 9:41


  Wednesday morning's weather was awful, 20-25 mph winds with rain that morning... suffice to say I didn't get up that morning. The weather was just awful, I did some abdominal strengthening and leg strengthening that evening.
  Thursday morning I still had to force myself out of bed..... after 7 hours of sleep.... ugh. It was another slow and sluggish run, I kept having to talk myself out of turning back and snuggling back into bed. It was 36 degrees with a feels like 31 degrees with 6 mph W winds. I ran 10 miles in 1:39:38 with an average pace of 9:58 min/mile, an elevation gain of 163 feet with a loss of 166 feet.
Lap/Splits
Mile 1 - 10:31
Mile 2 - 10:18
Mile 3 - 9:46
Mile 4 - 9:58
Mile 5 - 10:05
Mile 6 - 10:00
Mile 7 - 9:46
Mile 8 - 9:56
Mile 9 - 9:46
Mile 10 - 9:29'

Blah...... I'll be so happy when we're heading down to Grand Rivers, KY.... two weeks from today.