This was officially the longest I have ever run in my life (so far as I can remember). I ended up doing closer to 120 minutes because I didn't turn around soon enough. I had to map out the run once I got home because my GPS lost signal towards the end of the course and I couldn't rely on the results (it had me doing 5 minute miles... not so much).
I got in just about 12.5 miles in just under 2 hours — almost a half marathon. I was feeling it at the end. There was a steep-ish section of the path under the I-90 bridge leading down into a parking lot that really got to my knees. This was with about 1 mile left to go, so my last mile was pretty slow. I did my stretching afterwards and got a massage too. I'm kind of stiff, but I'm not in any real pain which is a win on its own.
The best part of the run came after when I went to breakfast with a bunch of folks. This was the second time I've gone to the post-practice breakfast and it was the highlight of the morning. To be honest, everyone is very nice and ready to talk and share what they are doing, why they are running, what their experiences have been — I need to do more I think to take part in this element of the Team in Training experience. I've been happy to run my own pace and not go to the food-related gatherings mostly to avoid eating stuff I don't really need to eat. But, I'm monitoring my diet still and I can accommodate the calories. I need to be a bit more social.
Run stats (est.): 1:57:17 min. | 12.5 miles | 9:37/mile average pace
No comments:
Post a Comment