Longest run of my life (again) today. Seems like I'm setting records every Sunday as the marathon training continues.
No one from my group showed up for this morning's run, so I was on my own. It was nice of Kyoko to ask those assembled at the store if anyone was thinking of running twenty nine kilometers. Some gasps and a lot of chuckles from the crowd over that question.
I decided to go out with the Chilly Half clinic, who were doing an out and back route of 9 k today. We went down through the park and west along the lake, and they turned back at the Humber Bridge. I went north along the Humber for another 13.5 k, up past the Hurricane Hazel monument, all the way to the end of the paved trail in Weston. Even had to do about 400 m on the grass and muck in order to get the proper distance for the return leg.
I was pretty tired but also quite serene during the scenic cruise along the river. Much less stressful than running along Queens Quay and downtown. No traffic. No cars. No buildings. Hardly any pedestrians. Just me, the grey skies and my aching legs. heheheh
Worked my way back to the store up the switchback and across Colbeck, where I lost what little cushion I had left after 27 k. It's slightly discouraging to survive a long run like that, only to fall behind pace in the last couple of kms. Ah well. What is the diff between 6:45/km pace and finishing 6:47/km pace. Well, about 2 seconds per km - right?? :-) Or 58 seconds over the full 29 km route. Doesn't seem like that much in the grand scheme of things.
Weird to roll back into the store after 12 noon, with none of the Sunday runners around. I rested, hydrated and did my stretches before heading back home.
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