I ran the normal 2000 N route with Larry and Wayne this morning, at least that was the plan. About half way into the run we realized Larry's dog Ozzie wasn't with us anymore. He's usually just dawdling a little behind us so I offered go back a bit and find him and then catch up. I didn't find him. When I rejoined Larry and Wayne we decided to go back on the canal road and look for Ozzie along the way. Larry wasn't too worried as Ozzie usually just shows up back at home. We didn't find him before we finished our run. I got my dog out as normal for our cool down walk around the block. At one point we met up with Grant and his dog heading out for a run. Our two dogs, both on leashes thankfully, got quite animated and started barking at each other. His dog wanted to play. My dog usually wants to play, but on occasion gets a little aggressive. Anyway, in all the excitement Ozzie showed up to join the fun.
Recently I've been pushing up the hill and dashing down the hill on this run, but this morning I was content to just take it easy as my legs continue to recover from Saturday's race. Our average pace was only 9:21/mi. I've done a lot of easy pace miles this year with not so many fast miles. Most of my tempo runs have come in races. I think all the easy miles have helped me avoid injuries as I've boosted my mileage a little over last year. Even without a lot of speed work I've managed to show some improvement over last year. I plan to continue to train "by feel"...push when I feel good...take it easy when my body tells me to. It will be interesting to see what comes of it over the next couple of months leading up to the St. George marathon.
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