This morning was kind of a test. I decided to go out and push the pace more than I usually do on a Saturday and see how long I could hold it. The answer, it seems, was 10 miles.
Temp was about 30 this morning with a bit of wind, Since I'm once again battling sniffles and coughing, I bundled up more than usual -- tights under track pants, a long-sleeved tech shirt under a wind shirt, a fleece headband, my UA skullcap and gloves. And off I went. Didn't look at the watch for probably an hour, just ran.
The official Crackhead distance today was 10. I started out planning to do 12, but when I got to the turnaround, I kept going all the way to Big Dam Bridge, which equals 14 miles. Started wishing I hadn't done that at about 10 miles when I ran out of gas. But the time for 10 miles was 1:27, which is as fast as I've ever run for that distance any time that I didn't pay for a bib, a chip and a T-shirt. Then I kinda hit an early wall. Probably due to the upper respiratory stuff, which fortunately didn't bother me this morning until after I finished. And I was able to run the last mile in sub-8 anyway.
So now one more week until the Newport training plan begins. I'm gonna try to do a recovery double tomorrow to get used to that. | 