I left my house this morning at 6am. The sun was just about to rise (it's a lot harder to get out of bed at 5:30am when it is still dark outside...) and the weather was cool, cloudy and had a bit of a breeze. The internet later showed 66 degrees, but I thought it was even cooler than that. It was such an awesome morning for a run!
The training plan called for a long, easy run of 60+ min. I went on my loop route around the perimeter of my neighborhood and adjacent neighborhoods. Based on how I was feeling I could choose a 4.4 mile, 5.5 mile, 6.2 mile or 7.5 mile route...all dependent on where I re-enter the neighborhood.
I wasn't exactly sure how I would do as I was still quite sore from yesterday's run. I must say, that intervals workout really beat me up! However, it was a "good" sore that I felt yesterday - one of those feelings where you feel a bit of discomfort in your muscles when you move a certain way, but you know that in the end you'll be stronger for it. I was feeling that "pain" most of the afternoon and evening, and still a little soreness this morning.
The run ended up being very enjoyable. I had a nice, easy pace - my HR was under 150 for most of the run and ended with an average HR of 147. I ran the 6.2 mile route in 1:06:05 - a 10:40/mile pace.
I have only one more scheduled run before the Kentlands/Lakelands 5K this Saturday morning - a Long Strides workout on Thursday. And then it's a rest day and the race. Wow!
I'm looking forward to having this 5K stuff behind me so I can re-focus on longer distances. I'll have only two weeks until the Parks Half Marathon...not much time to train, however, I believe I still have the aerobic capacity to last 13.1 miles. And now that I've been doing more speedwork, perhaps my Half Marathon time will improve as well.
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