HOLY SMOKES!!! SOMEBODY PINCH ME!!! AM I DREAMING!!! I set out to do a 14 mile marathon pace run tonight on what ended up being a perfect night for a run, 64 degrees with a light 5 to 7 mph breeze. This afternoon it was blowing crazy, but the running Gods must have decided to take it easy on me toningt. Anyways I did a nice easy 0.2 mile warm up and then started out for a marathon paced (6:50) run. It was dark so I couldn't keeep track of my pace accept at the mile splits so a little into the first mile I decide I would just run tonight completely be feel and not let my split times affect the speed I would run. Here are my splits: 1 6:48 2 6:29 3 6:33 4 6:42 5 6:30 6 6:38 7 6:34 8 6:47 9 6:36 10 6:41 11 6:31 12 6:49 13 6:41 14 6:17 AP 6:37 Total time 1:32:36 Then I did a 0.8 mile cool down for a total of 15 miles As you can see, what started out as a mp pace run, turned into a 14 mile tempo run. I have never done a 14 mile tempo run before. Wow, that felt great!!!!!!! Especially considering the hard run I just did on Satruday. I am definitely peaking right now. I hope to be able to hold onto it for the next 4 weeks. |