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12.02 miles
1:35:51
7:59 pace
(10 miles @7:51 plus 2 miles @8:35)
Feeling much better about the program today. (Thanks for the encouragement, Dad.) The target was for one easy mile plus 10 miles @8:00 pace. It feels good to have exceeded the pace pretty easily. But it's still scary to think that my goal is to continue that pace for another 14.2 miles. I guess I should just trust the training program and see what happens.
This was my first afternoon run since the springtime. Suited up to run this morning, but it was raining, and the forecast was for sunny weather in the afternoon at about the same temperature (65 degrees.) It turned out to be beautiful fall weather, but very windy. Got hit by a small falling tree branch near Hunting Park Avenue, and remembered a news story a few months ago about a runner who was killed by a falling branch a couple of miles up river.
Now I have two days off, and a fifteen mile run @8:20 scheduled for Saturday. Since I did not make 20 miles last weekend, I'm thinking of extending Saturday's run. 20 miles would put me just over 40 miles for the week - something I've rarely done.
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I recommend you stay with the 15 or if you're feeling pretty good at the end just do a couple more. It's much better to finish feeling good than to beat yourself up too much. That's counterproductive.
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