We were supposed to have a record LOW temperature last night. It was 45 degrees when I started my run and the humidity was really low too. NICE....!!!! I wasn't really sure what to run so I Just Ran ... That's until I hit mile 9 where I decided to kick it in and run a "fast" mile. I wasn't sure I could run a sub-6:00 mile after 8, not just plodding along miles, and also the fact that I ran a marathon less than two weeks ago. I also haven't run any fast stuff in quite a while. To my surprise I did it without too much difficulty. I probably couldn't have kept it up for much longer but I wasn't just dead at the end and actually continued my run with a decent 8:04 final mile. I know I'm speaking in relative terms when I talk about "fast" but for me when I run fast it feels like my upper body is sitting on top of my legs and my legs are just down below churning away...It's kind of a weird feeling. Another way to put it is it feels like my upper body is just relaxed and sitting up there barking instructions to the legs below. If I could just improve my cardio I believe I could run much faster. :-)
| 5/3/2013 |
| Mile |
Time |
HR |
HR % |
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| 1 |
8:18:00 |
150 |
79% |
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| 2 |
8:01:00 |
143 |
74% |
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| 3 |
7:50:00 |
143 |
74% |
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| 4 |
8:12:00 |
144 |
75% |
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| 5 |
7:34:00 |
146 |
76% |
|
| 6 |
7:57:00 |
148 |
78% |
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| 7 |
7:54:00 |
150 |
79% |
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| 8 |
8:04:00 |
150 |
79% |
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| 9 |
5:54:00 |
165 |
89% |
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| 10 |
8:04:00 |
148 |
78% |
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| Total |
77:49:00 |
149 |
78% |
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| Pace |
7:46:54 |
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| Where Run - Big Loop |
| Weather - 45 degrees. 58% Humidity, 10-15 MPH
Wind |
Target:
9 Miles MP & 1 Mile Fast James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
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