Living in the Past: Jan 22 thru Feb 11, 1978

1/22 thru 2/11/78

1/22/78-sun-5Measy, achilles tendon stiff, heel swollen, posterior tendon sore
1/23/78-mon-17-18miles,am-3easy;noon-7-8miles walk/run some;pm-8,tired at first,then felt great, left at/post tendon sore swollen
1/24/78-tue-11M,am-3tired;pm-8M w/4 x half mile+/- fast runs in wet slush 4:20,3:25,2:35,3:40, felt good, distances not right
1/25/78-wed-12M,am-3miles;pm-9M,snow blizzard, great easy,fun,light, no cars anywhere to be seen
1/26/78-thur-11M,am-3mi,windy,-2degrees,-35windchill;pm-8M on icey roads, no cars,esast great run in parts of 2-6'snow drifts,almost no feeling in legs
1/27/78-fri-5m,am-2 easy;pm3easy on icey roads, no cars, zero effort
1/28/78-sat-18miles,am-15miles,2h5min, good strong easy long run;pm-3 easy,hard to believe how easy it was......pulse 42

week totals= 73 miles w/ 2.65miles pace runs
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1/29/78-sun-7 M, noon-4 easy, hard to hold back;pm-3miles again strong,light, pulse46
1/30/78-mon-13.5miles,am-2.7M,to school easy ran w/pack;noon-2.7 back home;pm-8M,easy, strong, light wanted to go faster
1/31/78-tue-11.5M,am-3 easy,streets clear;pm8.5M w/2x1/4,4x1/2 in 1:25,1:30,3:00,3:10,3:15,3:00,ran hard, tired at end but good workout

Jan totals = 322 miles, no races, 6.59pace miles = 2% speed...293 days in row.

2/1/78-wed-15miles,am-3miles,easy;noon-4M to school/back,walk some;pm-8M,snow slight tired, a little stiff, pulse 44
2/2/78-thur-12M,am-3M, tired but urge to go fast;pm-9M, ice/slush, easy slow
2/3/78-fri-4M,am-1M easy/rushed;pm-3M tired
2/4/78-sat-17Miles,am-15miles,2h,4min,tired at start,got better as go, last 5M fast strong,no tightness;pm-2miles fast,easy - feel in great shape.

week totals= 80 miles 2.8 miles pace = 3.5% miles as speed
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2/5/78-sun-7M,am-2 easy;pm-5 easy, left ankle sore
2/6/78-mon-8miles,am-3 tired;pm-5 easy, slow no zip
2/7/78-tue-16miles,am-8miles, easy strong, l. ankle sore, slipping/slidin';pm-8M-great run w/ 5x1/2(-) in 2:45, 3:30,2:45, 2:40,2:35, 2x1/4 in 1:28,1:30, ankle ok
2/8/78-wed-9M,am-3 easy, new shoes;pm-6M easy, thighs abit sore
2/9/78-thur-17M,am-9miles(76mins)easy;pm-8M (68mins) tired at start to easy at end
2/10/78-fri-4M,am-2;pm-2 easy but blah!! today, don't have it today, pulse 47 in am
2/11/78-sat-20M in am,2h 43mins, felt super easy, strong, knees a bit stiff, this run surprised me how easy it was. planned 17 but felt good so kept going.

week total= 81 miles 3.2 pace