Not-so-fast-running-blog

Pace: 9:46

• Final mile - 9:09

Conditions:

• 58° (feels like 55°)
• Winds S11 mph
• Rain before and after run (I timed that well)

Observations:

• I felt tired from my long run yesterday
• My goal was to run all miles right under 10:00
• Mile 1 and 2 hovered around 10:25 - At mile 1.5, I stopped at home to change shirts (overdressed)
• The remaining  6 miles were under 10:00 and at a comfortable pace

Pace: 9:11

Conditions:

• 54°
• Winds N 8 mph

Observations:

• I am the worst at figuring out the proper attire. Once again, I had to run home to shed layers. Ugh!
• I was hppy with my final pace time. Starting out is slow. Here is my mileage breakdown:

          Mile 1 - 10:33 / Mile 2 - 9:40 / Mile 3 - 9:24 / Mile 4 - 9:23 / Mile 5 - 8:30 /

          Mile 6 - 8:44 / Mile 7 - 8:39 / Mile 8 - 8:30

Pace: Speed Work (treadmill)

• 2 x 3 miles / 1 mile recovery
• Speed - 8:48 (ran an extra speed mile)
• Recovery - 9:20

Pace: 9:20

Conditions:

• 52°
• Winds S 13 mph

Observations:

• Tried to stay below 10:00 minute miles even though it was supposed to be an easy, slow day
• I would have liked more miles under 9:00 minute miles as I am tryin to push faster mileage toward the end of each run
• Mile 1 - 10:01 / Mile 2 - 9:50 / Mile 3 - 9:28 / Mile 4 & 5 - 9:15 / Mile 6 - 9:13 / Mile 7 - 8:47 / Mile 8 - 8:42

Pace: 9.28

Conditions:

• 56°
• Wind SW 10mph
• Drizzle Rain

Running Agenda:

• Run my slower marathon pace (9:45 - 9:40). Then, push a faster pace toward the end of my mileage. Clearly, I am clueless at pacing myself! I hope pacers attend my April race.
• Here is my mileage breakdown: Mile 1 - 9:56 / Mile 2 - 9:34 / Mile 3 - 9:37 / Mile 4 - 9:24 / Mile 5 - 9:14 / Mile 5.54 - 8:38

Pace: 9.41 (rolling hills)

Conditions:

• 41° (feels like 35°)
• Winds NW 8 mph

Today's Running Goals:

• Hydrate every 2 miles / Food every 5 miles -  (probably need food more often)
• Complete 16 miles by 2:40:00 - (2:37:34)
• Increase speed with final 6 miles to go - (final 12 miles were continuous hills making the last 6 miles really hard to increase my speed / mile 21 turned into splits / it was the only way that I could convince myself to finish

Take Aways:

• Even though I bonked on mile 21, my overall pace improved from last week (10:00 last week to 9:40 this week). Plus, I ran an additional 2 miles this week.
• Here are my 5 mile splits: 5 miles - 9:49 / 10 miles - 9:49 / 15 miles - 9:51 / 20 miles - 9:45 / 22.02 - 8:30
• I'd like to see what my pace for a long run is like on a flat course, but it is probably best that I stick with this hilly course. Pushing myself now on the hills hopefully works to my advantage on race day since the course is flat. My fingers are crossed that I won't be physically spent on the final 6 miles of race day. One can always dream!