This turned into progression run without me really planning it. It was warm and humid, 75F, but I took Nuun water with me, and it helped (Nuun doesn't have any carbs, just electrolytes).
The first 9.5 miles the pace was steadily dropping from 8:53 to 8:35 avg. with the same effort from me. It would drop on slight downhills, but then it wouldn't climb back on flats or inclines. After about 5 miles, I really started feeling fatigue in my legs - not surprising since my run last night was only 15 hours before. Still, I decided to have faster finish, and ran last 2.5mi in 20:02 (8:00 pace). This was hard, and I sure was glad once it was over. Got to water fountain, refilled my water bottles, and jogged home very slowly, about 9:40 pace. I felt dead.
Total time: 1:54:25 (8:36 pace). |