Wednesday:
AM: 4 miles, easy pace, steady rain. Felt great.
PM: 8 miles, moderate pace, 70s, humid. So much for fall weather... I felt a bit tired for most of the run, though it was probably more because of stress from work than running related. Regardless, no matter how terrible I feel during these un-timed runs, I always finish them these days. No matter how bad I feel early, it usually gets a little better during the second half of the run.
Thursday:
10 miles total...7.5 miles @ tempo pace...5:43/mile, 42:54 overall, in Druid Hill Park @ Sunset
This was the workout that did me in last week. I had been fighting to stay alive all week and this one almost killed me. Going into this week, I was determined to get through it no matter what. I wasn't looking forward to it, that's for sure. Splits (1.5 miles):
9:01; 8:26; 8:21; 8:30; 8:35
I was glad I ran the first lap a bit slower, just as extra insurance to avoid blowing up before the end. Overall, I hit my times, and it felt a lot easier to hold the pace than it did last week. I wasn't fighting myself to hold on, but instead just let it rip.
I touched the edge of the abyss last week, but seem to have brought myself back. I originally cut 5 miles out of this week by not running this morning, but I may add that back on Saturday since I'm feeling pretty good. This time last week I was thinking about cutting out 15 miles. It's amazing what a well timed day off can do.
With this run, I have surpassed 300 miles for the month, a first. Hopefully, sometime next year I can hit 400, then we'll be talking! Just one more 22 miler to go this weekend. Then after 4 consecutive weeks of 22+ mile long runs, I will have nothing over 13 miles next week, then just an 18 and a 15 before the one that matters!
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