So I thought that I would be at rehearsal. I wasn’t needed, so off to the SL Half I went. I didn’t much want to race. The 35 degrees and snow at the start didn’t improve my mood. Or the fact that I forgot my racing flats. I opted to run with Janae and Alyssa. They were using the race as a progressive tempo run. 3 miles easy, 5 miles marathon pace, 3 miles half marathon pace, 2 miles 10k pace. My run looked like this: 7:26, 7:21, 6:51, 6:33, 6:29, 6:45, 6:23, (opened up a bit here) 6:43 (big hill) 6:21, 6:37, 6:18, 7:19 (stomach cramps, emergency pit stop) 6:30. 1:49 for .28. (Teren got 13.29. I swear this course is long. But, who really knows. It’s not certified.). So, pretty much successful. The pit stop cost me about 40-50 seconds. I couldn’t bust under 6:15. I need some serious speed/tempo work. Still, I think it shows an improvement in fitness over the last month or so. 1:29:29 for overall time.
Cooled down a little bit. I stood in line waiting for my gear for much too long. I was freezing.
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