By coincidence, Greg and I met at the corner of Deep Creek and Sunset Drive at 6:41 just as if we'd had it planned (actually when we plan to run together we never get our schedules that matched up). We talked about the relay and other things for a few minutes and then jogged down to the funeral home to warm up. He headed north (as he had to get back in an hour or so) and I headed south towards the temple for a ten miler. My splits
| 1 |
8:41 |
flat - warmup |
| 2 |
7:26 |
downhill |
| 3 |
7:16 |
downhill |
| 4 |
7:45 |
flat |
| 5 |
8:08 |
flat to uphill |
| 6 |
8:12 |
uphill |
| 7 |
8:16 |
uphill |
| 8 |
8:24 |
uphill |
| 9 |
8:01 |
downhill |
| 10 |
8:05 |
flat |
Average pace was 8:02 for 10.23 miles. I've been thinking about what kind of pace to put into the spreadsheet for the WBR and I'm still a bit undecided (it probably doesn't help that I've haven't run any races this year as I've been trying to recover from injuries). In some ways I'm disappointed that it's taking a while to get any speed back, but then I look back at last year and see that an 8:02 pace on that loop was what I was doing in late summer when I was in top shape. I think I'll probably go with a 7:45 as that might be the best predictor.
Ran 2.8 miles with Laureen and Amelia after I got back. Amelia showed a lot of improvement from last week so we ended up going a little farther. | 