Summer 2009 - week four

This is an early post for week four as I'm leaving town with the family tomorrow for a little over a week - flying to Honolulu, then a week on a cruise that hits all five of the islands.

Thanks for the many posts - it's good to keep up with everyone's running, but mostly it's just great to stay connected. It seems like just about everyone is into swing with the summer training so we want to keep encouraging each of you to make every day a good day, make every day a productive day. Know what you're trying to accomplish with each effort and execute it well.

A word about effort. Keep in mind it is still VERY early in the whole scheme of things, mid-June, and probably all of you are dealing with the challenges of heat and humidity. Those factors can and should affect your paces. Compared to the quality of running we do here during the school year, in the summer, fartlek efforts should not be quite as intense, threshold runs should be a little slower, and your pace for aerobic runs should be a little slower as well.

Most importantly, you should focus on how you're feeling, getting in tune with your own rhythm, and finding that groove between too hard and too easy.

Remember, PPRC should be fun!