All about that pace.

2:00pm

My PR streak is officially over :( I broke 20 again, but fell 6 seconds short of last year's time and was a looong way from sub 19. I thought I started out too fast because I was keeping pace with Jason who is usually a sub 18 finisher. I didn't bother to check my garmin or I would have realized he was just running slower than usual, so I backed off a little when I should have been pushing harder. During the second mile I knew it was feeling too easy, but I just didn't feel like pushing it and the pavement was getting a little slick from the snow so that's all the excuse I needed to wimp out in the effort department. It was still a fun race even without the PR I hoped for. My friend Paul brought his whole family out to participate and all four of them placed in their age groups! Paul and I also won turkeys in the raffle. It was a good day for sure! Now I'm off to watch Machete with my son-in-law.

Distance    Split pace
1.00    6:14
2.00    6:34
3.00    6:25
3.10    5:44

9:45am 21°

Shiverin' snotcicles batman! It's cold out there! Tried to take it easy, but I had to keep moving fast enough to keep warm. I don't think I actually broke a sweat until I got back inside. The lumpy compact snow and ice made it a lot tougher than usual. I feel more like I ran 20.

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:17
2.00    7:17
3.00    7:25
4.00    7:19
5.00    7:22
6.00    7:29
7.00    7:24
8.00    7:23
9.00    7:26
10.00    7:18
11.00    7:10
11.01    7:11

8:45am

It warmed up to 37° and was even slicker than yesterday! I was only about 50 yards from my door when I slipped and fell, it was a quick tuck and roll across the parking lot and somehow I came up on my feet still "running" sort of. I thought about just calling it quits after that, but I haven't missed a thanksgiving morning run since I started running. Slow and easy was the plan for the rest of this one except for a few spots where the pavement was bare. I saw lots of other runners out there earning their sweet potatoes :)

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:48
2.00    7:33
3.00    7:40
4.00    7:28
5.00    7:15
6.00    7:29
7.00    7:37
8.00    7:30
9.00    7:24
10.00    7:09
11.00    7:09
11.22    7:05
 

  Happy Thanksgiving everybody!

12:00pm

Just a quick 5 today. I don't feel well, but I had to do something...

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:16
2.00    7:17
3.00    7:09
4.00    7:08
5.00    6:51
5.02    7:02