Decided to try for a new 8 mile PR and was successful. As usual, I started with a mile at a stiff,
but easy pace and focused on getting to the halfway point at around 30 minutes
in and got there in 30:33. Pretty close,
especially when it felt like the effort wasn’t too hard. I planned to hit all of the remaining miles
at sub 7 minute pace, and hopefully leave enough in the tank for a sub 6 minute
final mile. The remaining splits were:
6:41, 6:43, 6:32 and 5:57. I broke my PR
by 30 odd seconds and I am happy with the result. I only wish that I were able to run that 6:43
faster. I like running each mile faster
than the last, especially in the last half of my run.
Tuesday: Off
Eh, felt kind of like garbage and didn’t feel like running.
Wednesday: Off
Same thing as yesterday.
Last few days have been rough at work, and I am just worn out.
Thursday: 8.31 Miles – 1:12:06 – Average Pace 8:40/mile
Just a really easy run.
Getting harder and harder for me to force a pace this slow unless I am
on trail.
Friday: 4.00 Miles – 56:04 – Average Pace 14:02/mile
Went out to Big Cedar to get some miles in, and I learned
really damn fast today that I had no business out on the trails. It felt incredibly hot and I couldn’t get my
shit together. I was running a little
and then walking a lot, over and over.
Live to fight another day, I guess.
Saturday: 12.55 Miles
– 1:44:09 - Average Pace 8:18/mile
I haven’t been sleeping for shit lately, so it came as no
surprise that I was wide awake at 3am. I
tried for the next hour to sleep, and got tired of tossing and turning so I got
up and headed out with no real distance in mind. I ended up putting in 12.55 at what felt like
a very pace. I actually spaced out a bit
for the last 2 ish miles and even now I don’t really remember from that point
until I got home.
Sunday: 8.04 Miles –1:01:09– Average Pace 7:36/Mile
Got out for a few birthday miles after spending the day at
Six Flags. If I wanted to be fitting, I
could have done 8.25 miles, or better yet, 32 miles, but that wasn’t happening
tonight. Not much to say.
Total Miles: 40.91
Total Time: 5:49:58
Initially I had planned on getting a 50 mile run in on
Friday, but I thought better of it. I
don’t know if it would benefit me or be more of a risk. I know I can cover the distance. My only concern at this point is that I am
not getting enough time on my feet weekly.
Because my training pace has dropped quite a bit overall, I just finish
each week with a shorter amount of training time. Regardless, it seems that the training is
really paying off. The monthly volume alone
is much more than I have put in for any of my races, ever. Training is about complete. Time to have a couple of easy weeks and just
maintain what I have built over the last 4 months and not get stupid and injured.
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