AM/Lunch: 19 miles, averaged 8:06. HR 152.
12 Miles @ Marathon + 20"
3 up/4 down
Warmed up 3 miles and decided to use the Heather Lake Tempo Loop as the roads are good, little traffic, and it is just under 3 (I think) miles. I wasn't sure what to target, but I hoped to run a bit faster than last week's treadmill session, so perhaps as fast as 7:15-7:20, but figured I would run in the upper 150s and not try to get too far into the low-160s (at the most) at the end.
Worked out perfectly. I kept an eye on my HR and it would bounce around 156-160 and that seemed about right for me. I started around the low-7:40s uphill and then settled around 7:30ish, hit some 7:20s in the last few miles, and then 7:17 to finish. HR was 163 for that last mile, so maybe just about marathon effort. Giving myself credit for 6 marathon pace miles.
This is my longest run since we moved to Lake Orion and I know it is my longest since my last 20 miler, which was post-Iceman 2019, or about mid-November.
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