Two "Longest" Runs: 1 Good and 1 OK
>> Thursday, September 24, 2020
Well, my 2 longest runs are in the bank before my 10 mile "race" in 10 days!
Last Monday, I crossed over the 10 mile threshold for the first time in over 13 months! I did 1 mile of warm up, 1 mile "building," and then 6 miles "at pace" before a 2.6 mile cool down to total 10.6 miles:
My boring 5 mile "straight south and back" run with LOTS of little add-ons.
Oh, and I happened to weigh myself that morning. Then I went for my run. Afterwards, I got in the house and had a big glass of water (like maybe around 12 oz) and then I went to shower and thought I'd weigh myself again. After chugging that water, I was still down 2.4 lbs! So really, I had lost more like 3+ lbs during that run. Wow!
Then a few days ago, I wanted to do a similar workout, but go a bit farther and hit 11+ miles. (This could be a problem, but I've had no variety in my long runs: they've all been "ehh... I guess I'll just run some middle miles at pace...") I felt decent throughout this run - maybe better than the week before! But when I finished, I noticed that I ran 5 sec slower/mile, and that
Similar to last week's run, but more down Marshall to start,
and a bit more down Randolph as well (but a little less down Grand).
I rarely get goosebumps post-run, but I got chilly right away after this long run!
Here's more on my race predictions/thoughts from last week if you missed it.
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