On Saturday I was supposed to run nine miles, but the cold weather, excessive rain and strong winds were a good excuse to put it off until Sunday. Sunday morning and afternoon were busy at the campground so I was able to put the run off even longer. Finally around 6pm I suited up and headed out the door. The first mile wasn’t bad, but the second was terrible. My feet, legs and stomach hurt. By the time I started mile three I was heading down hill and feeling better.
Before I left, I mapped out my run on mapmyrun.com and knew exactly what roads I was looking for. Somehow, I missed my left turn (I’m still convinced there isn’t really a road there) and headed up a very steep hill to the right. I ended up coming out at Glovers Lake Rd. which puzzled me because that was north of where I started, and my plan was to run west and then south. I turned around and headed back the same route figuring it was at least nine miles, if not further. The remained of the run I felt pretty good, and I’m sure I could have run further if I wanted to. But, I REALLY didn’t want to. In the end, I was proud I had run a quarter mile further than I anticipated.
Run Review:
Miles: 9.25
Pace: 11:55
Dogs that almost ate me: 1
Shoes: My new Asics felt pretty good. A few times my heel and shins hurt, but it didn’t last long. We’ll see how they hold up this week.
Upcoming week:
Tue: 5 Miles
Thurs: 5 Miles
Sat: 10 Miles
How do you calculate your pace? I want to know mine!
ReplyDeleteI just have a cheap digital watch with stopwatch function and map my runs so I know exactly how far I am going. At the end I calculate my overall pace. If you want to get fancy there are watches that you can buy that will tell you your pace, how far you have traveled, heartrate, calories burned, etc. Garmin and Nike both sell them, but I think they are expensive.
ReplyDeleteI run a "trail" by my house. I dont know how far it is though. Oh well. Ill just be surprised on my first race!
ReplyDeleteGo to mapmyrun.com - you can find out how long your run is, even if you are running a trail. Type in your home address and you can start from there.
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