Had a nice run this morning at The Meadows. It is only a couple minutes walk from Elijah and Katie's flat.
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This is where I ran today. Relatively slow jog, but I didn't worry about my heart rate. It was in the 150s most of the time. I've given up on the MAF training. I just didn't see any progress.
I've decided to try to slow it down a lot, and see if that will help me build my aerobic base.
I am getting the opportunity to visit my son and his family in Edinburgh, UK, really soon. Cannot wait! I haven't held my sweet grand girl in three months! And while I am there......I am going to run the Edinburgh Christmas 5k.
Amazingly in a city of a million people, there are only about 500 that run this race.
Churchill downs was when I really started having a lot of trouble with my knee. It began hurting around mile five and by this time I was in pain!
I completed it. That is about all I can say. I kept hoping the endorphins would kick in, but nope, they didn't. At least not enough to see me through the 13.1 miles. As you can see from my time below, I ended up walking a lot from mile 9 on. I forgot to turn off my Garmin. My official time was 2:45:54 with an average pace of 12:40. Just a tad more than my first half marathon……but I am already talking about doing this one again next year and for us to make a weekend out of it. We can get a room in one of the downtown fancy hotels for a couple of nights. Then Jim can watch from the balcony! And I will be in better shape to blast this time.
My official place was 8840 of 11581 and 156/349 in my age group (55-59), and 4849 of 6961 women.
......but this was the highlight of my trip......love this little girl!
Emma trumps running......
Sigh....I am in love with this little fuzzy headed, chubby cheeked girl.....I did notice she has these nice muscular thighs. She will be a great runner....
