Felt good to push the pace, or felt good to ditch the coworker?

Knowing Scout, I'd say both.

1/23/08 8 miles. I just ran, and it ended up being a good clip. Should I have run slower? Eh. I don't think one run at a good effort like this is going to destroy my aerobic base or whatever. Call it a tempo or whatever the hell you want. At least the pacing was fairly consistent (around 7:30). I had originally wanted to do this in the morning, before work, but I was tired. Class till 2100 means no dinner until 2145, which means I don't get to bed and fall asleep until later. Stupid Organizational Behavior....

Friday, I had to run after work, because we had a phone conference at work. So, I managed to get in an easy 6 after getting home. Saturday, I snuck out for an easy 8. I wasn't real sure as to how far I wanted to go, and ended up doing 8. I've got a nice little loop around the neighborhood that's a good basis for some of these shorter runs. Has some tough hills. Sunday, I started late because I had to do some stuff around the house first. It was chilly, but not too bad. Did two laps around Haverford's campus (nice mixed trail, always people out, fun to do). Started to slow in the last 2 miles, but I think that's due more to the terrain (steep hills). Finished and felt stiff and sore, but otherwise felt pretty good.

1/29/08 Easy 7 today. Had intended on getting up early and running then, but the left knee had a twinge, so I figure I can wait another week.

1/31/08 My legs are acting up. Left knee was sore off and on, and so was my right calf. I don't think it's anything too serious yet, but I want to take care of it all the same. Run-wise, it was relatively easy.

Zero to 55 miles in 4 weeks may have been a bit much? Hopefully if you don't try to push through it you'll be good to go again in a few days.

Eh, I think it's from sitting in weird positions. I have class two nights a week, which requires me to sit for a good three hours and listen to lecture. It's damned uncomfortable. I need to start stretching during class again.

2/4/08 Nice run to sort of recover from yesterday. Yesterday went well. Felt good, and I could've kept going, but decided not to push my luck with things, so I did the 15 I had planned and called it a day.

(most notably being time, money, and the wife).

Yeah, if it weren't spouses and families and real jobs, we'd all be much faster runners...