Mixing it up here for a Tuesday, but I have a specific wondering in mind.
I got in my scheduled easy 7 miles today, and I was loving just mixing it up, setting my own pace and changng my speed when I wanted to, I just loved my run today, it was perfect, rejuvenatng, and exactly what I needed.
7 miles- 1:06:09, 9:27 avg pace
So after almost 3 1/2 weeks now I have started to see some effects of marathon training.
Hunger: I have heard both sides of the hunger debate, some people who are just ravenous as they increase their mileage during training, and people who seem to lose their appetites as the mileage creeps up. For better or worse I seem to have fallen into the latter, I have little to no appetite after finishing my runs and it takes almost an hour before I even feel hungry which is unheard of, especially in the morning, but I have just not been hungry. Yes I am eating, and am tracking what I eat ( I have done this for a while) but I find misled now making sure it's enough rather than too much.
Sleep/energy: perhaps due to the issues addressed above I have been craving sleep. I normally am a pop out of bed type person, but I have hit the snooze button countless times in the past month, and find myself wanting to turn in super early too. And while I am getting a normal amount of sleep, I also find myself more worn out on certain days, instead of my normal go-go-go self I have been lazy and leghargic-boo. I typically feel fine during my runs and have the strength and energy to hit everyhing.
Now I will say this is certainly not every day or all the time, but enough that I have noticed. For those who have done this before, is this normal, is there something I should be doing differently???
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
Running off the Ick
Happy Monday all, hope your week is starting off nicely. I went MIA yesterday in all aspects. I started feeling icky Saturday night, and it carried over into yesterday, since I felt so bad I opted out of cross-training and just laid low all day. The highlight of Sunday was going to Happy Cup for self-serve frozen yogurt. They had 2 new flavors that were AMAZING, I think the tart banana flavor was my favorite.
So I woke up this morning still feeling icky, it was almost like a permanent knot in my stomach or something, I don't even know why. Well I couldn't get moving this morning to get to run before an appointment this morning, so I just lounged some more, I was feeling pretty lazy. After the appointment I headed home for lunch, and then mustered up the energy to run. I did give myself permission to cut the run short if I felt bad, especially since it was 6M with 3 @8:35 pace, and I just wasn't feeling it.
I am very proud of myself for getting in all 6 miles, but only 1.5 miles were at the 8:35 pace. I finished 6 miles in 55:21 or 9:13 average pace, I made myself keep the easy miles around 9:10 to make up for the shortened tempo portion. I figured out the math afterwards and if I had done the scheduled paces the whole way, there would really have only been about 60-90 seconds faster because my easy miles would have been slower, so I felt like it was still a successful run, I am not going to go crazy and try to make it up tomorrow, I will just make sure to hit my paces next week.
After my run, I felt a hundred times better and finally my productivity kicked in and I was able to plow through my to-do list. I am hoping for a good night sleep tonight and feeling back to myself in the morning!
So I woke up this morning still feeling icky, it was almost like a permanent knot in my stomach or something, I don't even know why. Well I couldn't get moving this morning to get to run before an appointment this morning, so I just lounged some more, I was feeling pretty lazy. After the appointment I headed home for lunch, and then mustered up the energy to run. I did give myself permission to cut the run short if I felt bad, especially since it was 6M with 3 @8:35 pace, and I just wasn't feeling it.
I am very proud of myself for getting in all 6 miles, but only 1.5 miles were at the 8:35 pace. I finished 6 miles in 55:21 or 9:13 average pace, I made myself keep the easy miles around 9:10 to make up for the shortened tempo portion. I figured out the math afterwards and if I had done the scheduled paces the whole way, there would really have only been about 60-90 seconds faster because my easy miles would have been slower, so I felt like it was still a successful run, I am not going to go crazy and try to make it up tomorrow, I will just make sure to hit my paces next week.
After my run, I felt a hundred times better and finally my productivity kicked in and I was able to plow through my to-do list. I am hoping for a good night sleep tonight and feeling back to myself in the morning!
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Friday and a Half Marathon
Happy Saturday morning bloggies! I got busy yesterday so here is an update on the last 2 days.
Friday: I woke up Friday morning with another run on the schedule, I am so ready to be back to my normal schedule next week! It was an easy day and my lowest mileage run of the week- 5 easy miles. I also got the chance to wear my new running skirt! John bought me my favorite style running skirt, but in blue- perfect for football season. I am still comtemplating the orange, but was super excited for new running clothes!
Well the 2 hard days in a row left my legs feeling dead and even easy miles were a struggle, like a real struggle, but I had to get them done. Getting back was actually harder than going out, the whole thing actually felt like the last 5 miles of the longest of long-runs, leaving me very nervous for my long run on Saturday. But 5 miles done in 49:18, blah- Oh well another run on the books.
Saturday: The alarm went off at 3:57am so I could get up and ready for my long run. I woke up pretty tired, but my legs seemed ok which I was thankful for. I made it out the door a little before 5am with 13 miles to tackle, and hopefully the last 4 at goal pace.
Unlike my 12 mile run 2 weeks ago, I felt strong this morning, easy miles felt easy, and 13 miles seemed so easily attainable- the way it should be. I was doing a 6.5 mile out-and back with my water refilling stop at mile 8, so I told myself that I would do the last 5 at gmp. Well the first few were slow and easy, not too crazy hot (78* felt like 78*~that never happens, 78% humidity) it actually turned out to be pleasant summer running weather, there was a nice breeze too. I made it to mile 6 and then needed to use the bathroom so I tried to pick it up as much as possible to get back to the mile 8 point to use the bathroom and get some water. I actually ended up doing the last 6 on pace, so I was pleased with that, and even more so to see that I was under pace on several miles. Of course you can't do a 13 mile run without running to 13.1 to make it an even half marathon, so I went until 13.1.
13.1 Miles- 2:09:13, avg. pace 9:51, avg hr 168
Mile 1- 10:12
Mile 2- 10:08
Mile 3- 10:06
Mile 4- 10:11
Mile 5- 10:06
Mile 6- 10:09
Mile 7- 9:54
Mile 8- 9:40
Mile 9- 9:42
Mile 10- 9:28
Mile 11- 9:39
Mile 12- 9:31
Mile 13- 9:16
.1- :58
I felt so much better after this run than I did 2 weeks ago, I hit the miles I wanted at goal pace and then some, and I probably could have pushed harder, but after a hard week I was pleased with the effort I still had to make this happen. An ice bath was in order today, my left hip has been feeling weird (not sure how to describe it) so I figured ice was a good idea. 14 miles on deck for next weekend, and I can't wait! I have no plans this weekend so I think a visit to the beach is in order!
Friday: I woke up Friday morning with another run on the schedule, I am so ready to be back to my normal schedule next week! It was an easy day and my lowest mileage run of the week- 5 easy miles. I also got the chance to wear my new running skirt! John bought me my favorite style running skirt, but in blue- perfect for football season. I am still comtemplating the orange, but was super excited for new running clothes!
Well the 2 hard days in a row left my legs feeling dead and even easy miles were a struggle, like a real struggle, but I had to get them done. Getting back was actually harder than going out, the whole thing actually felt like the last 5 miles of the longest of long-runs, leaving me very nervous for my long run on Saturday. But 5 miles done in 49:18, blah- Oh well another run on the books.
Saturday: The alarm went off at 3:57am so I could get up and ready for my long run. I woke up pretty tired, but my legs seemed ok which I was thankful for. I made it out the door a little before 5am with 13 miles to tackle, and hopefully the last 4 at goal pace.
Unlike my 12 mile run 2 weeks ago, I felt strong this morning, easy miles felt easy, and 13 miles seemed so easily attainable- the way it should be. I was doing a 6.5 mile out-and back with my water refilling stop at mile 8, so I told myself that I would do the last 5 at gmp. Well the first few were slow and easy, not too crazy hot (78* felt like 78*~that never happens, 78% humidity) it actually turned out to be pleasant summer running weather, there was a nice breeze too. I made it to mile 6 and then needed to use the bathroom so I tried to pick it up as much as possible to get back to the mile 8 point to use the bathroom and get some water. I actually ended up doing the last 6 on pace, so I was pleased with that, and even more so to see that I was under pace on several miles. Of course you can't do a 13 mile run without running to 13.1 to make it an even half marathon, so I went until 13.1.
13.1 Miles- 2:09:13, avg. pace 9:51, avg hr 168
Mile 1- 10:12
Mile 2- 10:08
Mile 3- 10:06
Mile 4- 10:11
Mile 5- 10:06
Mile 6- 10:09
Mile 7- 9:54
Mile 8- 9:40
Mile 9- 9:42
Mile 10- 9:28
Mile 11- 9:39
Mile 12- 9:31
Mile 13- 9:16
.1- :58
I felt so much better after this run than I did 2 weeks ago, I hit the miles I wanted at goal pace and then some, and I probably could have pushed harder, but after a hard week I was pleased with the effort I still had to make this happen. An ice bath was in order today, my left hip has been feeling weird (not sure how to describe it) so I figured ice was a good idea. 14 miles on deck for next weekend, and I can't wait! I have no plans this weekend so I think a visit to the beach is in order!
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Speedwork makes me feel fast :)
It's almost the weekend, I hope everyone is as excited as I am.
Today I had my speedwork on deck which was putting 2 hard days in a row, I was a little nervous about how my legs would fair considering how heavy they were yesterday, but them seemed to fair well.
I needed to get in some speedwork as well as a total of 6 miles today, but I didn't want to go too overboard with my intervals since I still have 2 more days on.
I did 6x400 with 400 RI and finished with an 800 plus 2 more 'easy miles' at the end. All 400s my goal time was 1:53 and 3:58 for the 800.
My times were- 1:53, 1:53, 1:52, 1:51, 1:51, 1:49, 3:55 - I stayed focused today and didn't try and get too crazy. With warm-up + recovery all that totalled to the first 4 miles, so after that I set out on an easy out-and-back route to get in the last 2 miles.
I had planned for a pretty easy 2 miles, especially since it was over 90* at that point, but I was suprised how easily my legs fell into an easy 9:05 pace after all that, it felt good after some slower runs recently.
Mile 1 - 9:06
Mile 2- 8:45
Today was 6 miles in 52:27, avg pace 8:44 - I love seeing that! I have done tons of stretching today as well as some core work the last 2 days.
I am wearing my new skirt for my easy run tomorrow morning :) See you Friday!!!
Today I had my speedwork on deck which was putting 2 hard days in a row, I was a little nervous about how my legs would fair considering how heavy they were yesterday, but them seemed to fair well.
I needed to get in some speedwork as well as a total of 6 miles today, but I didn't want to go too overboard with my intervals since I still have 2 more days on.
I did 6x400 with 400 RI and finished with an 800 plus 2 more 'easy miles' at the end. All 400s my goal time was 1:53 and 3:58 for the 800.
My times were- 1:53, 1:53, 1:52, 1:51, 1:51, 1:49, 3:55 - I stayed focused today and didn't try and get too crazy. With warm-up + recovery all that totalled to the first 4 miles, so after that I set out on an easy out-and-back route to get in the last 2 miles.
I had planned for a pretty easy 2 miles, especially since it was over 90* at that point, but I was suprised how easily my legs fell into an easy 9:05 pace after all that, it felt good after some slower runs recently.
Mile 1 - 9:06
Mile 2- 8:45
Today was 6 miles in 52:27, avg pace 8:44 - I love seeing that! I have done tons of stretching today as well as some core work the last 2 days.
I am wearing my new skirt for my easy run tomorrow morning :) See you Friday!!!
Double Workout Wednesday
So yesterday was a busy day, so busy I didn't get this up until today.
I had my 6M progression on board yesterday which I did yesterday morning. Despite having the day off on Tuesday, my legs felt heave the whole time yesterday.
I had planned for the 6 miles to look like this: 9:30,9:15,9:00,8:45,8:35, 8:30
The heavy legs played a factor, but I still felt like it was an accomplished run : 9:35,9:13,8:57,8:50,8:42, 8:29
Last night I met Liza for 5:30 spinning, I love the 5:30 instructor she is awsome! She kicked my butt, literally.
It felt good to get in a double workout after a random mid-week day off, but I still have a lot left to go this week: Speedwork Today, Easy run Friday, Long on Saturday. Hopefully next week I will be back to my normal schedule.
Back later with todays update!
I had my 6M progression on board yesterday which I did yesterday morning. Despite having the day off on Tuesday, my legs felt heave the whole time yesterday.
I had planned for the 6 miles to look like this: 9:30,9:15,9:00,8:45,8:35, 8:30
The heavy legs played a factor, but I still felt like it was an accomplished run : 9:35,9:13,8:57,8:50,8:42, 8:29
Last night I met Liza for 5:30 spinning, I love the 5:30 instructor she is awsome! She kicked my butt, literally.
It felt good to get in a double workout after a random mid-week day off, but I still have a lot left to go this week: Speedwork Today, Easy run Friday, Long on Saturday. Hopefully next week I will be back to my normal schedule.
Back later with todays update!
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
10 Things Tuesday- Home
1. I hope everyone had a Fabulous 4th of July weekend, We had a great time and arrived home just before rush hour today. Peachie was Super happy to see us, and has been going crazy with the new toy we had brought home for her.
2. Saturday John and I went out for a VERY windy 20 mile bike ride, and I also opted for a short and easy 3 mile run to make up my missed mileage from the week, and keep my legs loose since I was still contemplating a 5k on Sunday. The 3 mile run was easy, a steady 9:30 pace, it was a fun way to see a few new parts of the island that I had yet to explore.
3. Sunday morning I opted to skip the 5k and decided to sleep in. I also completly ditched my 5 mile run I needed to do that day. I just didn't have it in me to head out in the mid-day heat, so I made an executive decision that 1 easy 5 miler would not break my training in the end- but I do still feel guilty.
4. My birthday was yesterday, it was great! I got some cute new running clothes and had my 2 fav desserts, Key Lime Pie and Cookie Cake :) I need to get back on track with my normal eating, I feel like I have been on sugar-overload for days!
5. I did get in my 6 mile scheduled run on Monday, but it had been raining all morning. I managed to get lucky and sneak out during the only non-rainy part of the morning. I kept my route pretty close to the house incase it started to rain again, but I was able to finish 5 of the 6 miles before it started raining, and by then I was so close to home. Because of the path I took and all the water, I was having a hard time doing the progression run I had on the schedule, so I made sure I did all 6 miles at gmp or lower- goal accomplished! I will swap my easy day for the progression run tomorrow.
6. 6 miles- 56:58
Mile 1- 9:37
Mile 2- 9:35
Mile 3- 9:36
Mile 4- 9:29
Mile 5- 9:31
Mile 6- 9:09
7. Today was our travel day. Originally I had scheduled today as a rest day because of that, but last night I was thinking I might actually be able to squeeze in a run before we hit it road if I go tup early enough- no such luck, it was again Pouring when I woke up this morning, and it followed us the first few hours of the drive. Oh well, I still followed my schedule:)
8. I am planning to do my progression run tomorrow, speedwork Thursday, easy run Friday, and Long Run Saturday- this should be interesting. I am actually excited to group 3 tough runs in 4 days, I think it will be a good challenge and really give me a strong stretch going into 2 more build-up weeks.
9. Blister Update- the nasty blister sustained during Friday's 10 miler has developed new skin and healed, even with 2 more runs on top of it. Since these current shoes already have over 60 miles on them I am confident they will not be taken back. I feel like my foot has gotten used to the way they fit, and they actually are very stable during shorter runs, so I have decided on a plan for the shoes.
10. Since the shoes are paid for an sort-of broken in, I will continue to wear said shoes until the 300 mile point, I have easily taken all my previous pairs to 500 miles, but considering the problems, no need to push these. When needed I will wear my old pair for long runs if I have been feeling a blister coming on, no need to create any more agony and spend a fortune on blister band-aids, my old Kayanos are not so worn out that they will cause injury.
So there you have it, up to date after the long weekend! I hope everyone had a great 4th! Back to the grind tomorrow, and back to my normal running routine!
2. Saturday John and I went out for a VERY windy 20 mile bike ride, and I also opted for a short and easy 3 mile run to make up my missed mileage from the week, and keep my legs loose since I was still contemplating a 5k on Sunday. The 3 mile run was easy, a steady 9:30 pace, it was a fun way to see a few new parts of the island that I had yet to explore.
3. Sunday morning I opted to skip the 5k and decided to sleep in. I also completly ditched my 5 mile run I needed to do that day. I just didn't have it in me to head out in the mid-day heat, so I made an executive decision that 1 easy 5 miler would not break my training in the end- but I do still feel guilty.
4. My birthday was yesterday, it was great! I got some cute new running clothes and had my 2 fav desserts, Key Lime Pie and Cookie Cake :) I need to get back on track with my normal eating, I feel like I have been on sugar-overload for days!
5. I did get in my 6 mile scheduled run on Monday, but it had been raining all morning. I managed to get lucky and sneak out during the only non-rainy part of the morning. I kept my route pretty close to the house incase it started to rain again, but I was able to finish 5 of the 6 miles before it started raining, and by then I was so close to home. Because of the path I took and all the water, I was having a hard time doing the progression run I had on the schedule, so I made sure I did all 6 miles at gmp or lower- goal accomplished! I will swap my easy day for the progression run tomorrow.
6. 6 miles- 56:58
Mile 1- 9:37
Mile 2- 9:35
Mile 3- 9:36
Mile 4- 9:29
Mile 5- 9:31
Mile 6- 9:09
7. Today was our travel day. Originally I had scheduled today as a rest day because of that, but last night I was thinking I might actually be able to squeeze in a run before we hit it road if I go tup early enough- no such luck, it was again Pouring when I woke up this morning, and it followed us the first few hours of the drive. Oh well, I still followed my schedule:)
8. I am planning to do my progression run tomorrow, speedwork Thursday, easy run Friday, and Long Run Saturday- this should be interesting. I am actually excited to group 3 tough runs in 4 days, I think it will be a good challenge and really give me a strong stretch going into 2 more build-up weeks.
9. Blister Update- the nasty blister sustained during Friday's 10 miler has developed new skin and healed, even with 2 more runs on top of it. Since these current shoes already have over 60 miles on them I am confident they will not be taken back. I feel like my foot has gotten used to the way they fit, and they actually are very stable during shorter runs, so I have decided on a plan for the shoes.
10. Since the shoes are paid for an sort-of broken in, I will continue to wear said shoes until the 300 mile point, I have easily taken all my previous pairs to 500 miles, but considering the problems, no need to push these. When needed I will wear my old pair for long runs if I have been feeling a blister coming on, no need to create any more agony and spend a fortune on blister band-aids, my old Kayanos are not so worn out that they will cause injury.
So there you have it, up to date after the long weekend! I hope everyone had a great 4th! Back to the grind tomorrow, and back to my normal running routine!
Friday, July 2, 2010
Too Good to be True
Happy Long Weekend! I hope everyone is as excited for their long weekend as I am. Mine actually started yesteday when we arrived back at the beach for 6 days of fun and relaxation, oh and my birthday!
When I first started making my marathon training plan a few months ago, we already had this trip planned, and I knew with our plans, and the swamp-like conditions I would have to be very considerate when planning this week in my schedule. As we all know, you have to be flexible when training, but I don't like to deviate too far from my plans so I made sure I built my schedule to fit my vacation.
The first thing I did was move my typical days around to fit our travel and party schedule ;) Normally I run Monday-Thursday, Rest Friday, Long Run Saturday, Off or Cross-Train Sundays. But this week since Thursday was our travel day I made that my rest day and opted to do my long run today. It worked out great, since last night I was tired from traveling and the time change, and I knew I would be getting in bed early last night and still waking up on Eastern time this morning. Ideally I wanted to try and do 12 miles today, but since I wasn't sure of the exact distance of the route I had available I told myself I had to get in double digits (10) no matter what. Well thank God I had already made that deal with myself because the route was a lot shorter than I thought and I had to do some extra loops to make sure I hit 10, which I did.
5:30am, CDT; 79* 92% humidity. I appreciated the cooler temps, and it stayed overcast the whole time which was great not to have the sun as a factor, despite the nasty humidity and all the sweat from it, the weather was picture perfect for a summer run.
John biked with me for my whole ride this morning, and it was nice to have a buddy out there today, I didn't use my ipod except for the last mile when he went ahead. The first 3 miles were back on a narrow road sandwiched between the intercoastal and a canal so there is very little air movement and a ton of humidity. Once we turned onto the big road at mile 3 I stopped to pass my camelbak off to John and it was rubbing my still raw spot from last weekend, and it was amazing how much lighter I felt. I had planned to do a minimum of 4 miles at gmp, and was planning to do it in the last 4 miles. As soon as we turned onto the big road, it felt sooooo much cooler. There was a breeze, it wasn't as sticky, and between that and ditching the camelbak my pace just got faster, so I decided that I would do the middle 4 miles at gmp and do the last 3 on the nasty road as fast as I could. It worked out great, I ended up hitting 5 miles at gmp, and the last 2 weren't too far off either, I could have pushed them harder, but I had a nagging pain starting to creep up.
10 Miles- 1:38:42
Mile 1- 10:08
Mile 2- 10:12
Mile 3- 10:07
Mile 4- 9:40
Mile 5- 9:41
Mile 6- 9:39
Mile 7- 9:41
Mile 8- 9:44
Mile 9- 9:57
Mile 10- 9:55
Despite the fact that I always want to be faster, I was pleased with this run. I hit a few gp miles and felt good throughout, I felt in control and stronger then I did last weekend. The weather is not going to make anything easy this summer, so I can't expect to see times I saw in perfect March weather right now. I didn't have high expectations for this run, so I came out pleased with the results.
I was actually feeling great that I assumed I would hit gmp for the final 2 miles as well, but once I saw a couple seconds off on mile 8 I already knew why, I had some lingering pain in my foot, and as soon as I got home and kicked my shoes off I knew I would have to make a change before next weekend....
I guess the positiveness of the shoes was very short lived. These new shoes ripped up my foot today, and it is still only my right foot. When we get back to town on Tuesday I will be taking my shoes back to the store and trading in. I am walking in there Tuesday and I already know what shoes I will be leaving with, I am not going to listen to any further recommendations, I know what I need and what I want, and while they may be 'shoe experts' no one knows my feet better than me!
I am REALLY nervous about being so demanding and requesting a replacement shoe after I have already run in these for 60 miles. I know most specialty running stores will take your shoes back if they don't work for you, but I have never done anything like this before so I am afraid they won't and will make me buy another pair, and then I am stuck with a brand new pair of shoes that I won't wear. Has anyone ever done this before?????? Please give me some advice!!!!!!!!
When I first started making my marathon training plan a few months ago, we already had this trip planned, and I knew with our plans, and the swamp-like conditions I would have to be very considerate when planning this week in my schedule. As we all know, you have to be flexible when training, but I don't like to deviate too far from my plans so I made sure I built my schedule to fit my vacation.
The first thing I did was move my typical days around to fit our travel and party schedule ;) Normally I run Monday-Thursday, Rest Friday, Long Run Saturday, Off or Cross-Train Sundays. But this week since Thursday was our travel day I made that my rest day and opted to do my long run today. It worked out great, since last night I was tired from traveling and the time change, and I knew I would be getting in bed early last night and still waking up on Eastern time this morning. Ideally I wanted to try and do 12 miles today, but since I wasn't sure of the exact distance of the route I had available I told myself I had to get in double digits (10) no matter what. Well thank God I had already made that deal with myself because the route was a lot shorter than I thought and I had to do some extra loops to make sure I hit 10, which I did.
5:30am, CDT; 79* 92% humidity. I appreciated the cooler temps, and it stayed overcast the whole time which was great not to have the sun as a factor, despite the nasty humidity and all the sweat from it, the weather was picture perfect for a summer run.
John biked with me for my whole ride this morning, and it was nice to have a buddy out there today, I didn't use my ipod except for the last mile when he went ahead. The first 3 miles were back on a narrow road sandwiched between the intercoastal and a canal so there is very little air movement and a ton of humidity. Once we turned onto the big road at mile 3 I stopped to pass my camelbak off to John and it was rubbing my still raw spot from last weekend, and it was amazing how much lighter I felt. I had planned to do a minimum of 4 miles at gmp, and was planning to do it in the last 4 miles. As soon as we turned onto the big road, it felt sooooo much cooler. There was a breeze, it wasn't as sticky, and between that and ditching the camelbak my pace just got faster, so I decided that I would do the middle 4 miles at gmp and do the last 3 on the nasty road as fast as I could. It worked out great, I ended up hitting 5 miles at gmp, and the last 2 weren't too far off either, I could have pushed them harder, but I had a nagging pain starting to creep up.
10 Miles- 1:38:42
Mile 1- 10:08
Mile 2- 10:12
Mile 3- 10:07
Mile 4- 9:40
Mile 5- 9:41
Mile 6- 9:39
Mile 7- 9:41
Mile 8- 9:44
Mile 9- 9:57
Mile 10- 9:55
Despite the fact that I always want to be faster, I was pleased with this run. I hit a few gp miles and felt good throughout, I felt in control and stronger then I did last weekend. The weather is not going to make anything easy this summer, so I can't expect to see times I saw in perfect March weather right now. I didn't have high expectations for this run, so I came out pleased with the results.
I was actually feeling great that I assumed I would hit gmp for the final 2 miles as well, but once I saw a couple seconds off on mile 8 I already knew why, I had some lingering pain in my foot, and as soon as I got home and kicked my shoes off I knew I would have to make a change before next weekend....
I guess the positiveness of the shoes was very short lived. These new shoes ripped up my foot today, and it is still only my right foot. When we get back to town on Tuesday I will be taking my shoes back to the store and trading in. I am walking in there Tuesday and I already know what shoes I will be leaving with, I am not going to listen to any further recommendations, I know what I need and what I want, and while they may be 'shoe experts' no one knows my feet better than me!
I am REALLY nervous about being so demanding and requesting a replacement shoe after I have already run in these for 60 miles. I know most specialty running stores will take your shoes back if they don't work for you, but I have never done anything like this before so I am afraid they won't and will make me buy another pair, and then I am stuck with a brand new pair of shoes that I won't wear. Has anyone ever done this before?????? Please give me some advice!!!!!!!!
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