T-Minus 52 Days and Counting. . .
Been a little delayed in posting since Saturday's long run so I'll try to get back up to speed here:
Saturday's 13-mile run finally brought a bit of redemption. We did a modified out and back and I finished in 2:02:45, with a last mile in 8:40. Last two miles felt great after a bit of a struggle in the first half. Couldn't quite get my mojo working in the opening few miles as our group of five jockeyed around between 9:20 and 9:40 pace. Finally settled into a rhythm with about 5 to go and really stepped it up at the end.
Took a gel after 5 miles and then another at 10 and think that really helped after the debacle with the granola bar last weekend. Was well hydrated and the new Asics performed very well.
Took a few days off and got back into it today. Was forced inside because of rain and nailed a blistering 2-mile run on the Y track in 16:28, with a final mile in a scorching 7:43. Took little effort to hit that pace in the last mile and could have easily gone sub-7:30 if not faster. Did some upper body lifting afterwards and felt good.
More rain in the forecast for tomorrow so we'll see if we can get in either a 3-mile tempo or our 12 x 400 intervals. Avoided those on the track today because the tight turns on the Y track has played havoc with my hips and knees in the past and I typically limit my runs there to about 2 miles or so.
Feeling cautiously optimistic about our Saturday 18 miler, as the forecast is calling for temps in the 70s with low humidity.
Saturday's 13-mile run finally brought a bit of redemption. We did a modified out and back and I finished in 2:02:45, with a last mile in 8:40. Last two miles felt great after a bit of a struggle in the first half. Couldn't quite get my mojo working in the opening few miles as our group of five jockeyed around between 9:20 and 9:40 pace. Finally settled into a rhythm with about 5 to go and really stepped it up at the end.
Took a gel after 5 miles and then another at 10 and think that really helped after the debacle with the granola bar last weekend. Was well hydrated and the new Asics performed very well.
Took a few days off and got back into it today. Was forced inside because of rain and nailed a blistering 2-mile run on the Y track in 16:28, with a final mile in a scorching 7:43. Took little effort to hit that pace in the last mile and could have easily gone sub-7:30 if not faster. Did some upper body lifting afterwards and felt good.
More rain in the forecast for tomorrow so we'll see if we can get in either a 3-mile tempo or our 12 x 400 intervals. Avoided those on the track today because the tight turns on the Y track has played havoc with my hips and knees in the past and I typically limit my runs there to about 2 miles or so.
Feeling cautiously optimistic about our Saturday 18 miler, as the forecast is calling for temps in the 70s with low humidity.
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