Whewww... Got'er Done!
20 miler complete and in record training pace time. This was the best training run 20+ miles I have ever done. When I started out this morning I was afraid it was going to be a disaster. I got up at 5:00 am to run before going to chruch. It was raining and the wind was blowing at 16 mph. I didn't feel like I could even make it 20 miles much less run at the 7:56 training goal. There were deep puddles all over the road and because it was so dark I couldn't see them. My shoes and clothes were soaked within the first mile. I ran my 6.8 mile loop basiclly 3 times to make the 20 miles. I hate running a loop because everytime I come back to the start I feel like stopping.
Anyway, after the first difficult loop I seemed to start having some energy. By the time I was finishing the second loop I seemed to feeling pretty good so the last loop I went ahead and pushed it a little ending up with the last two miles in the 6's (Obviously I was pushing a little).
I really needed this run to build my confidnece.
After the run I was wondering if I shouldn't be pushing it this much and just running the perscribed paces.
I went back and looked at all of my previous 20 mile runs (races included) and found out that my fastest pace has been 7:39 with a 162 Avg HR. This one was 7:37 with a 151 Avg HR...now I would say that is improvement!
| Mile |
Time |
HR |
HR % |
|
| 1 |
7:52:00 |
149 |
78% |
|
| 2 |
8:03:00 |
144 |
75% |
|
| 3 |
7:29:00 |
143 |
74% |
|
| 4 |
7:47:00 |
149 |
78% |
|
| 5 |
7:42:00 |
147 |
77% |
|
| 6 |
7:29:00 |
146 |
76% |
|
| 7 |
7:55:00 |
145 |
76% |
|
| 8 |
7:52:00 |
146 |
76% |
|
| 9 |
7:45:00 |
147 |
77% |
|
| 10 |
7:37:00 |
149 |
78% |
|
| 11 |
7:52:00 |
151 |
80% |
|
| 12 |
7:35:00 |
151 |
80% |
|
| 13 |
7:32:00 |
151 |
80% |
|
| 14 |
7:47:00 |
151 |
80% |
|
| 15 |
7:34:00 |
152 |
80% |
|
| 16 |
7:29:00 |
154 |
82% |
|
| 17 |
7:26:00 |
156 |
83% |
|
| 18 |
7:50:00 |
158 |
85% |
|
| 19 |
6:59:00 |
161 |
87% |
|
| 20 |
6:54:00 |
165 |
89% |
|
| 0.5 |
Slow-Cool Down |
|
|
| Total |
152:29:00 |
151 |
79% |
|
| Pace |
7:37:27 |
|
|
WT |
| Temp |
54 |
Humidity |
Raining |
162 |
| Dew Point |
54 |
Wind |
16 |
157.5 |
Target: Run 20 @ 7:56 Pace.
Good run, felt really good afterwards. |
Isaiah 40:29-31
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; 31 but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
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