Well...Don't know if I did something stupid today but I felt Like I needed to do it. A lady from our church has been teaching the small kids about how all things can be done through Christ. So she decided to run from her house to chruch (19.2 miles). She has been running for a while and bringing her long runs up to her max. 16 two weeks ago. Each week she would run a little further to church each Sunday. Today was the day to run the entire distance. She had asked me several times to run with her and I hadn't given her a firm answer. (Ha...Ha...she thinks I'm a "real" runner.) Anyway last night I decided I should (and wanted to do it with her). Three others joined us at about miles 7, 9 and 15. It's funny because at about mile 15 we ran into the San Marcos Running Club. I know only one guy who is in the club, he ownes the new running store in town. As they caught up with us I ran for a little while with them and then backtracked to meet back with my group. As you can see from my log I actually backtracked several times to increase my milage. I wasn't intending to run that much further but seemed to be compelled as the pace was so slow. I also wanted to run some "tempo" miles (I think that's what you call them) to see how I felt after that many miles. the pace felt fine but as you can see my heart rate would rise quite a bit each time. I still believe I can run the BQ qualifying pace but I may not be able to keep my heart rate at 85 - 90% for the entire 26.2 miles (Can anyone tell me if a typical Marathoner runs with a heart rate of 85-90% of max for the duration of the race?). The weather was pretty nasty, about 65 degrees and drizzling most of the way. I basically poured water out of my shoes at the end. I didn't bother with any Gu, just Gatoraide and water. Anyway....It was a good run, my maximum distance ever run and for a great cause...!
Now to get ready for the Half-marathon this coming Sunday. I'm not sure if this run was good or bad for me. I guess I'll find out in the next few days. I still plan to bust 1:40:00 this weekend!
| 2/27/2011 |
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| Mile |
Time |
Heart Rate |
|
| 1 |
11:06:00 |
122 |
Wood's House to Church (With Tanya and Other Girls) |
| 2 |
10:29:00 |
126 |
| 3 |
10:37:00 |
121 |
| 4 |
10:29:00 |
124 |
| 5 |
9:58:00 |
132 |
| 6 |
7:17:00 |
157 |
| 7 |
9:26:00 |
144 |
| 8 |
11:45:00 |
123 |
| 9 |
11:36:00 |
125 |
| 10 |
11:37:00 |
126 |
| 11 |
10:29:00 |
132 |
| 12 |
11:19:00 |
128 |
| 13 |
11:31:00 |
128 |
| 14 |
9:48:00 |
136 |
| 15 |
8:42:00 |
146 |
| 16 |
7:31:00 |
158 |
| 17 |
7:20:00 |
158 |
| 18 |
10:41:00 |
142 |
| 19 |
11:49:00 |
146 |
| 20 |
10:41:00 |
138 |
| 21 |
11:49:00 |
140 |
| 22 |
10:41:00 |
146 |
| 23 |
10:28:00 |
144 |
| Total |
237:09:00 |
137 |
|
| Pace |
10:17:35 |
|
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I think I've used this one before but it such an inspirational verse and the one the kids were being taught:
Hebrews 12:1
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,"
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