My plan to run hard at first until I can’t, then walk a bit until I can run again seems to be paying off. I still have a long way to go, but I can tell that I’m pushing my legs hard and that’s exactly what I wanted to do. When I stop running and let myself walk, it seems like it’s my legs and not my lungs that are giving out. I think that’s where I want to be. Now if I could just get faster.

I did my traditional 10k out-and-back route today. I ran hard along Townsgate, but hit a red light at Carmel Country Road. I hate red lights. It looks like Strava is automatically removing my stops from my runs now. I’m not sure I like that, but it is what it is. I don’t see any of the red lights that I hit. I think that’s why they’re claiming that I got a new 10k PR. It’s not that I like one system over the other, I just want an even playing field to measure my results over time… so I really hope they stop messing with their algorithms and just let us run!

I hit another red light at the top of Del Mar Heights Road, but then I had no excuses (other than my weak legs) until after the 5k turn-around point. I immediately hit another red light trying to cross at the bottom of Del Mar Heights Road, but then I had mostly smooth sailing all the way back to Carmel Country Road. I always hit that thing red and it’s really annoying.