Funny how circumstances compel you to adapt and adjust. I'd planned to run 10 miles tonight in a tempo-interval format, with two miles at GMP, half pace and 15K pace. But my Garmin came off the charger cradle last night and did not fully charge, and I still need the Garmin to help me keep my pace where it should be (shameful but true). So I decided to do a MLR instead. Then the presence (again) of the roaming black dog in the park prompted me to do long loops in order to minimize my time in his area, which in turn led me to extend the MLR from 10 miles to 12. And for good measure, I ran what I think was a progression pace (again hard to say for sure without the Garmin or a stopwatch, or even knowing for sure when I started). I do know that at 8:37, I sent my wife a text to alert her that I'd decided to run 12 miles and that I was at the halfway mark. I finished the run 54 minutes later, so I'm pretty sure I averaged 9:00 for the last 6 miles. What I ran for the first 6, I have no idea.
So now, assuming the Garmin actually gets charged properly, I'll do that 10-mile tempo interval run on Thursday. Tomorrow, an easy recovery run, after I get back from my first afternoon of nursing home rounds. And if the rest of the week goes well, including Saturday's LR, I'll go ahead and sign up for Memphis. | 