Felt really good today. The last 2 Saturday's I've ran some solid tempo miles while on my long run. Today I felt like keeping a comfortable pace throughout but I ran a very challenging course to keep things interesting. I ran the Cloverlawn Dr loop to Merlin, then back home via New Hope Rd, around the middle school and hospital and finally home. There were some seriously big hills on miles 3-5 while climbing Cloverlawn, then downhill on Jaynes and Williams Highway. Steady climbing on New Hope Rd (miles 11-15) and of course the hill by the middle school. When it was all said and done, I had climbed just under 1200 ft throughout the run but still managed to average 6:44/mile for the run. Feeling good! |