All about that pace.

8:00am

10.32 on the road @ 6:58 pace

9:45am

2.13 on an awesome trail at the campground@ 9:00 pace. 400 ft. elevation gain in the first mile then it's like a rollercoaster on the way back down!

10:30am

Another 2.13 on the trail @ 8:30 pace

11:15am

Another 2.13 on the trail @ 8:15 pace.

3:30pm

One more lap on the trail for good measure @ 8:10 pace :)

12:30pm 70°

I was a wreck by midway through this run. I don't know if it was the 80's hair-metal I was listening to, or the heat, or the headwind, or maybe the yummy pancake bricks my son made us for a late breakfast in bed. Whatever it was, I felt like a zombie runner by mile 5 and only finished in hopes of banking something for my long run with Preston on Friday. That and finishing a hard run is always more satisfying than finishing an easy one.

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:03
2.00    7:22
3.00    7:16
4.00    7:08
5.00    7:06
6.00    7:18
7.00    7:25
8.00    7:21
9.00    7:18
10.00    7:13
10.55    7:09

6:00am

This was my first "long" run in a while. Preston had 22 miles on his training schedule so I figured I would just keep up with him as long as I was feeling good and let him go when I was done.We met at mile 2 and by the end of the 3rd mile he was pushing low 7's. I didn't plan on running that fast for that far, but I hung with him as long as I could. It was a very hilly route and at the end of 18 I was pretty sore and decided to call it quits. Instead of walking the last 4 miles on the road to get home I opted for a "shortcut" through the woods which quickly turned into a mountain-climbing/bush-beating adventure. 1/4 mile, 5 million spiders, and 400' feet of elevation later I was surrounded by sticker bushes and a very tall fence behind someone's house. Rather than descend the hill and take the long way home after all that, I hopped the fence and quickly crossed the yard into the street and finished my walk home, now shortened by 2 miles. Thank God there were no dogs or angry homeowners to get in my way. In hindsight, it really would have easier to just keep running with Preston.

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:28
2.00    7:36
3.00    7:30
4.00    6:58
5.00    7:01
6.00    7:06
7.00    7:10
8.00    7:06
9.00    7:13
10.00    7:10
11.00    7:11
12.00    7:07
13.00    7:16
14.00    7:13
15.00    7:04
16.00    7:11
17.00    7:00
18.00    6:54
18.06    7:10