What a perfect day for a run. Weather has been great these last couple of weeks. Decided to run today a Pfitzinger describes the long run and go at 20% slower than marathon pace for the first half and 10% slower for the second half. For me that is 9:00/mile and 8:15/mile. Ran with Meg for the first half of the run and since she was only doing 10 and didn't want to go at the faster pace she dropped of and I picked up the pace to 8:00-8:15/mile for the last 7.5 miles. Felt pretty good throughout the run and didn't have much problem maintaining the faster pace. Legs did begin to tire and cramp a little at about mile 12-13 but was able to shorten my stride a little and hold the pace. It's been a long week with a lot of miles for me. This week is again a personal high for me at 52 miles for the week. I think I will cut back the mileage by 5 or 6 miles next week just to take a slight recovery before trying to increase again. Meg and I signed up for the new Snow Canyon half marathon on November 17 and we are excited to be racing again so soon. Having a race on the horizon is always good motivation to keep you training hard.
Time: 8:31/mile | 