It was cold and ridiculously windy today, but all in all, a much better day for a run. My legs were still a bit stiff, but nothing like yesterday. I started out my 12 miler and decided I would just try to keep the pace around 9s. It was 32 degrees, but 18 mph winds (gusting up to 25-30). Not as bad as I thought it may be, however, because none of last night's snow stuck to the road. :)
At mile 2ish, I ran into my friend, R.L. I hadn't seen him in a long time. I asked him what pace he was running at and he said 8s or just under. Hmm. I'll pass. But he twisted my arm and off we went. I am so glad I did. It was fun to catch up and it got me moving despite the wind. He was finished with his run right around 5 miles for me. I slowed it down a bit, but kept working moderately hard (low 8:40s). Ended up with an average pace of 8:32. I'll take it.
So my week ended with 32 miles.
M: rest
T: 7 easy (9:05)
W: 8 with 1 mile x 3 at 5K pace; 2 minute recoveries
R: rest
F: rest
Sa: 5 easy (9:05)
Su: 12.10 (8:32)
16 miles to Illinois.
3 comments:
The hay is in the barn. Try and enjoy your light week and avoid the weather web sites.
Seriously. Relax this week. Don't stress about the weather. Anything has got to seem nice compared to the sh#@ you've been training in.
So how far of a drive is it for you. You stay there Friday night?
I actually have a pretty easy-going week this week, so all should be good. I realize that Saturday is likely to be better than 99% of any of my runs, but I am really hoping for *good* conditions. I am so ready if I get them (I think).
Champaign is just a bit over 4 hours away. So I will drive down on Friday. For an inaugural marathon - there are already over 9,000 registrants in the marathon alone!
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