The Long Run

Ran with Dixie in the hilly neighborhood.  Started out easy and later ended up doing some faster miles after we were warmed up.  We skipped the usual set of hill sprints at the end and just added on a little bit of extra cool down at the end since Dixie's calf was bothering him.

Average pace: 7:59

Ran with Jenny around the neighborhood.  Felt good and the weather was pretty good.  We picked it up the last mile.  Jenny has less than one month to her marathon.

Average pace: 8:39

Easy run with Jenny this week.  Hooray for being halfway through the week and feeling good!  Nice weather, similar routes.  The only big change this morning is that Jenny and I switched garmins.  Almost every morning when we run together, mine always says that I went farther, and since we run the same amount of time, therefore faster.  Curious to see if they were different or if it was just how I run.

 So, different garmins, but same results per user.  Hers, which I wore, said I went farther.  We figured this is probably due to the fact that I run on the outside of her, and sometimes run ahead to grab a gate or something like that.

Average pace: 8:30

Just over 7 miles on the treadmill in Nahsua, NH.  Up a little bit too late the night before, so I wasn't sure how I'd feel but it wasn't bad at all.  Miles went by pretty quickly.  Could have done more but needed to catch my flight.

Average pace: 7:55

End of a busy but pretty good week.   Ran with Jenny this morning around the neighborhood.  Good to be back outside after being after having to do yesterday's run on the hotel treadmill.   This is Jenny's last big week before she starts cutting back a little next week getting ready for the SF Women's Marathon.

Average pace: 8:48

After the run, did my "better than nothing" upper body workout to keep me from totally blowing off non-running exercise.   3 sets of 8 pull-ups with 25 "perfect push-ups" in between each set, and then some side arm raises and curls.  Maybe just under 15 minutes worth of training.

16.3 miles @ 7:43 pace average, first 10 easy, last 6.3 between 7:08 and 6:50

Drove up to Starkey park this morning, stopping along the way to pick up some runner's bags who were getting an early start on their runs.  It was warmer out this morning, about 77 degrees.  I saw Mike in the parking lot so we headed out together.  My ankles were tight for the first few miles and felt a lot better after stopping at the 4 mile water stop.  We ran together for 5 miles before he turned back, then I kept on going for about 3 more miles on my own.

As it got lighter out, a small breeze picked up, which made it much nicer.  It is sometimes better to start a little later as long as there is some cloud cover to hold back the sun, which there was this morning.

Started picking up the pace on the way back.  While on the way out, I did look at my pace a couple of times early on, and then decided not to look at it any more and see what happened.  Would I run the same, faster, or slower?

Turned out to be pretty much the same, although slightly slower than last week, but maybe the same when adjusted for conditions.  But, it felt good just to run.  I've got this on my list of things to try, run an entire marathon with no watch or garmin.

Hung out for a bit after the run, then gave a ride back to Jorge, Victoria, Keith, Eudaire, and Dixie, back to their cars.  Glad I had room for everyone!