The Long Run

10.15 mi, 1:19:18, 7:48 avg

Ran in the neighborhood.  Late enough start where most of the run was warm except for shaded areas almost cool.  I have two schedules printed out, one with 9 miles, the other with 10, so was going to settle for 9 if things weren't going well but was able to stick with 10.

9.55 mi, 1:15:40, 7:55 avg

I was wavering about doing 8 miles or 10 miles and was feeling a bit more tired than usual so I decided to settle on 9 which turned into almost 10 miles.  I ran at the Y with the Striders but was mostly by myself.  Temperature I think was 76 degrees or so which means it felt warm to me where 75 or below feels much cooler for some reason.

The other good thing about not doing 10 miles was when I got back they were just packing up the coffee and snacks so was able to grab a half a banana and a cup of coffee.

Overall, it was a good run and ended up being almost 10 miles.

9.6 mi, 1:14:57, 7:48 avg

After missing yesterday's run, including a second chance evening run, and getting a later start this morning I started worrying about what if I never run again.

Bur, fortunately that didn't happen.  I started out feeling like I would just plod along for 6 miles if I had to.  First mile was slow, but then as usual soon felt better.  Yesterday was also supposed to be speed work day.  So, I decided I'd at least do a little bit today.   Did 400m, 800m, and 1 mile with about 0.2 mile rest between.  I was thinking about repeating this a second time but decided not to push it.  I did do 4 x 25 second strides at the end as well.  The rest of the miles were pretty good as well.  More importantly I pulled myself out of panic mode, got the miles in and did some better-than-nothing speed.

9.17 mi, 1:25:16, 9:18 avg

Ran with Jamie in the neighborhood at 6:00.  Weather was good and the miles went by pretty quickly.  Conversational pace throughout with a slight and gradual pick up throughout the run.

16.33 mi, 2:25:56, 8:56 avg

Ran from Longleaf at 5:30 with Jamie and Cynthia.  We ran up to Diane's to meet Renee but just missed her.  Ran into the park and when we got to the shelter Jamie decided to turn back early.  Cynthia continued out to the power lines before turning back.  It was extra humid this morning and it made the forest look like a jungle.   Had been running between 8:50 and 9:30 for most of the run until I picked it up for the last 3.33 miles to 7:49, 7:21, and 7:12.   Not quite the pick up I did last week but still good to switch gears and finish strong.

Lots of people were doing the RAP River Run 5K this morning.  I ran that race 5 years ago with the family while I was getting ready to run the Deseret News Marathon.  That morning I ran from my house to the starting line, did the 5K with my kids and then ran the course again to round out 20 miles for the morning.