Good Sunday morning to you all. I awoke fresh and ready to go after a day of mostly rest. Started a yard project yesterday which included digging down to my water line at a depth of about 5 feet and big enough for me to move around in. Burned a few extra calories.
This morning I went for my weekly long run and pushed it to 6.2 miles. By far my longest and I paced myself a little slower for it. Ended up finishing in 76:40 or about a 12:20 mile. A little slower for sure and I did it at the run 2 min walk 1 minute ratio. I did not push my walks at all, just caught breath, and ran for 12 minutes straight during a nice long downhill section, which I am sure helped my avg pace as it knocked out about 1.2 miles in that stretch in the middle of the run.
The oddest part of the whole run happened near the end though, I felt GREAT, other than my knee hurting a bit, but felt as though I could have run for another hour. Had the wife not needed to leave by 0715 for her 5k color run this morning downtown, I think I would have pushed myself to run maybe a couple laps in the neighborhood just to get some more time in. I feel good about the time, especially when it comes to the 4 miles I am running in a few weeks at the Colfax Marathon and a week later the 10k Bolder Boulder. I think my Bolder time should be around 1:10 or less due to the "competition" I feel when I run with others. I place it fully on myself, but I noticed the other night as I paced myself with the wife until she sent me on ahead, I was pissed when people passed me... I am VERY competitive and I cannot wait to see how I feel when I have others around to "beat"! Dont get me wrong, there are some that I dont stand a chance against, but I have always said that unless you challenge the best you will never be the best and I cannot wait to run in a crowd of like minded people! Plus they have actual water stations at miles 2 3 4 & 5. What is this new found thing. I can get a lil gatorade for the next mile? I run solo with no help for 6 miles and now I will be spoiled:P
Due to running off road the map is not an exact measurement of my run. Between points B &C you will see the powerline trail I ran down, then again between points D & E I cut north through an open space park.
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