I had 3 goals going into this run today. A: Run on tired legs. B: quit being a pansie and run some hills in the middle of a LR. and C: run a LR solo.
I am happy to say that I accomplished all three. I ran from my house to payson canyon (6 mi) up payson canyon (4 mi) and then back to my house (5 mi). It was a hard run but it was good. I wanted to shoot for the last 5 miles at or below marathon pace and I did it. (7:26, 7:19, 7:32, 7:27, 7:13) Overall pace for the run was 7:49.
Doing a long run alone is hard but this was good for me and I feel like I put in a great training week. I am gaining fitness and getting stronger on hills so I am happy to see small improvements. Right after the run I went straight to my parents house and spent the entire day helping them clean and pack. I am exhausted! |