There are few races on my calendar including the Run for Clean Air 5K on Apr 18th and the Broad Street 10 Miler on May 3rd. To race well I don't want to sit on my laurels for an extended period and let my fitness ebb further. Also, I am very energized to put in some more miles, if anything the marathon performance fired my interest in running. I find myself perusing more running websites, blogs and books, not things I normally do a few weeks after a marathon.

So last night I put in my first real workout in weeks. 8 miles with 3 x 1 miles at 6:00 pace or at least an attempt at 6:00 pace. I ran along Forbidden Drive for 2 miles and then picked it up for a mile in 6:06, 1/2 mile easy and then a second mile in 6:00, 1/2 mile easy and the third mile in 6:00. The intervals were hard but not ridiculous and overall I was happy with the workout. 8 miles in 57:30.