- 10.30 miles, 2:22' 32" minutes, 13' 50" min/mile average pace, 158 BPM average heart rate
- Splits:
- mile 1 - 11' 26" min/mile
- mile 2 - 11' 43" min/mile
- mile 3 - 12' 06" min/mile
- mile 4 - 12' 10" min/mile
- mile 5 - 12' 19" min/mile
- mile 6 - 14' 55" min/mile
- mile 7 - 12' 57" min/mile
- mile 8 - 17' 33" min/mile
- mile 9 - 14' 38" min/mile
- mile 10 - 17' 27" min/mile
I know that I had an 11 mile run scheduled for today but I only did 10.30 miles. I am not disappointed with myself though because I really listened to my body and focused on the the fact that I have a race tomorrow. I didn’t want to have such worn out legs that I wouldn’t be able to do my best during my race. I also knew that I was going to be on my feet for at least 8 hours at my second job later today. One sign that I know I am a workaholic is that I still work at one of the jobs I had in college. I can’t complain too much though because that is where I met my wonderful boyfriend.
I set my alarm for 5:30 hoping to get an early start to my day. Unfortunately, my alarm cam and went without me. I didn’t actually wake up until 7:20, which was almost two hours after I wanted to. I flew out of bed, inhaled my breakfast and got ready for my run. I was out the door in 25 minutes, which was quite impressive for me to say the least. Before walking out the door, I filled my water bottle with water and loaded up the pocket on my belt with 3 servings of energy gels. I also ate a serving of Mountain Berry flavored Clif Shot Bloks. (I think that were much better than the Strawberry flavored ones.)
As I started walking towards the running trail, I noticed that I wasn’t sweating yet. I was surprised when I checked my phone and the temperature was only 79 degrees! Around 8, I started running and really tried to focus on keeping my pace down and keeping my breathing under control. After the first three miles, I really felt great. My pace was right where I wanted to be and I was still breathing through my nose (no huffing and puffing!). After mile 4, I ate my first serving of energy gels (more Mountain Berry Shot Bloks) and washed it down with my first sips of water. I guess my focus on staying hydrated this week actually worked. At the 4.5 mile mark, I hit the turnaround point on the running trail so I headed back to where I started. About a mile down the road, my brain kicked into high gear and started trying to get me to stop running. Yes, I really run for over an hour before I took my first walk break. Of course when I stopped running my legs felt like jelly. I walked for about a half of a mile before I started running again. I figured that it I could run the first 5.5 miles than the last 5 miles (after my half mile walk) wouldn’t be a problem. After just a mile and a half of running. I was walking again. My legs were starting to scream and my feet weren’t working as well as I wanted to. At that point, I decided to cut my run short and walked the rest of the way.
Even though I didn’t go the scheduled distance, I still feel like today’s run was a success. My wall didn’t hit until the 5.5 mile mark, which is a mile past where I was two weeks ago or even last week. After my run, I was literally soaked with sweat. My curiosity peaked and when I checked my phone the temperature was only 82 degrees! Please keep in mind that the weather lately can only be characterized as hot, humid and sticky! Not today though! I just hope it feels this good tomorrow morning. Before taking a shower and getting ready for work, I enjoyed my favorite post run protein shake. I really love the flavor of Mix1’s Acai-Pomegranate Shake. I have tried the grape and blueberry ones but I always come back to the acai-pomegranate flavor. Absolutely yummy!
Off to work I go but I will have plenty of stuff for you tomorrow!
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