Supposed to be a progression run as a test of my fitness for a potential half marathon Nov. 7. Did eight at long run pace, but felt a bit winded early. Did three at marathon pace as intended but had to push much harder than I was hoping. There was a headwind and those miles were up a moderate hill, but still felt much worse than I have on a long run in a long time. I'm pretty sure the lack of mileage the previous week caught up with me. My fall has been pretty inconsistent. I tried the next three miles at goal half marathon pace. Hit the first one a bit fast, as it is somewhat downhill and was out of the wind. The next one was way off the pace, though. Third mile back onto seven-minute mile. Finished the run with a couple at long run pace rather than at 10K pace as hoped. Felt spent and my left calf was tight and very sore. So I'm going to pack it in for racing this year and build a better base over the winter for next year. |