Today was a challenging day
Did a 1-mile warmup at a 9 1/2 minute pace...thought, "oh boy!"
Legs were a bit sore front yesterday's weight training and I was definitely sluggish
My initial desire was to run 5-miles hard, which included 2-miles up all uphill
Ran mile-2 at a 7:10 pace and made a quick mental adjustment...15 minute tempo runs
So I fininished off the first 15 minutes by keeping a 7 min running pace
The next 15 minutes were closer to a 9 min pace
Third 15 minutes, all uphill, was at a 7:30 pace (sun went behind clouds)...for the last 5 minutes, I felt a good, strong burn in my legs (breathing was fine)
Fourth 15 minutes were slow again, sun came out again, and I was beginning to really feel it...fortunately the last 5 minutes of this segment was all downhill (90 degree heat!)
Fifth 15 minutes, I began to think "oh boy" again...it was still downhill and I ran a seven minute pace until things flattened out (6minutes or so) and then hung on to a 7:30 pace for a minute or two until adjusting to "enough's enough"...I jogged the remainder at a 9-9 1/2 pace.
I do think I had one last tempo run in me, but with the heat and no water, I was being careful not to kill myself at the end.
Total of 10 miles in 1:26:03- definitely a mind over matter type of day!
Weight is down to 183 lbs...25lb weight loss this year (still bench 225 x 5) |