Friday's long run took place today. I am catching a cold, so I really wanted to get it over with before I got worse. Seven miles. Last week was a drop back week (5 miles) and this week was back up to seven. I've adjusted my half training schedule a bit to allow me to increase only a half mile a week. It still includes a few drop back weeks and will have me up to 11 miles two weeks before the race on March 30th.
Stretching afterwards. I didn't warm up since I had so much distance to cover. I just started out very slow. I walked a lot on the hills in the first mile. I am kind of a driver, so it is always hard not to worry about pace. I really want to get faster, but I have to continually give myself the talk, "you are not a spring chicken, you are almost 55 years old, you just started this less than a year ago, just cover this distance, don't worry about pace, that will come later...." Yes, I give myself a llloooonnnnggg talk....continually.
For not feeling well, and a feels like of 28 with a 6 mph wind, I was pleased with the results. I absolutely love the tiredness after a long run. I don't seem to get that with a 3 mile run anymore.
Split | Time | Distance | Avg Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | 1:24:12.4 | 7.00 | 12:01 |
| 1 | 13:45.8 | 1.00 | 13:46 |
| 2 | 12:10.7 | 1.00 | 12:10 |
| 3 | 11:48.9 | 1.00 | 11:49 |
| 4 | 11:50.7 | 1.00 | 11:51 |
| 5 | 11:42.3 | 1.00 | 11:42 |
| 6 | 11:45.6 | 1.00 | 11:46 |
| 7 | 11:06.4 | 1.00 | 11:07 |
| 8 | :02.0 | 0.00 | 8:08 |
Oh yeah, anyone run in wool socks? I have some smart wool socks that I love. I ran in them today and my feet stayed nice and warm. I don't feel the need to ice anything down since I finished. That is always good.
Excellent run!
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