easy eight

coach has me down for another big week, third 50+ in three weeks. i'm absolutely loving putting in all these high mileage weeks. sometimes, though, i wonder how long my body can handle this, or if it'll adapt and find 50+ weeks normal.

anyway, i had eight easy on the schedule for yesterday, so i hit back bay after work to put in the miles. i decided to run the university hill and the south side of the bay, rather than up the san diego creek trail. this kept me pretty close to the bay the whole run, and i was able to pick out the different species of birds that we watch while kayaking on saturday. there was a stiff wind, but nothing to really affect my pace.

i kept it pretty close to 8 min miles on the way out, but naturally picked it up on the way back. shortly after hitting the turn around, i looked down at my body and noticed 'the lather' starting up. it must have been more humid out than i realized, because the lather was quite thick (not as crazy as the florida run, though). still, sort of embarrassing as folks i ran by would look down at my legs and stare.

so i'm a freak with frothy legs, get over it! haha!

final distance and time, 8.1 @ 1:03 for a nice average of 7:47. felt good and relaxed.