Long run of 22 miles to finish off a solid week. I broke it up into 3 sections (7x7x8) which helped the run not feel so daunting. The first 7 miles were a warm up (7:13/mile) along Redwood Highway before coming back into town and using the bathroom at the park near Tanners dental office. I picked up the pace slightly for the second 7 miles (6:38/mile) as I ran through town and up Hillcrest to Anderson's dental office and Club Northwest. I ran the final 8 miles just shy of marathon pace (5:58/mile) but there were two big hills that really took it out of me. I ran past the HS up 9th street and down Beacon to Albertsons and home. Nearly 1100 ft of climbing throughout the run and no water--I was tired by the time I finished but felt pretty good overall. |