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| I ran 1/6th of this distance today |
After yesterday's horrible run I was a little gun shy about going out again this morning. Daylight Savings Time allowed me to sleep until 6:30 AM and still get up at 5:30 and I was hoping the extra rest would help. I think it did. I told my wife that I was worried about having another bad running experience but she dismissed the thought, saying every run is different. I managed to get out of the house early and my Garmin quickly acquired its signal. I wasted no more time thinking about how I'd feel once I got going.
I usually think out my route and distance before I run. Today I took off in a random direction thinking I'd figure it out as I went. I soon determined that yesterday's struggles wouldn't carry over to today and I focused on getting through the run as quickly as possible. I was anxious to get home so I could watch the NYC marathon coverage on TV and track a number of friends who were running.
I felt much better today and it was enough to improve my overall pace by 42 seconds per mile. There was a pronounced wind that both helped and hurt depending on which direction I was going. The temperature was 59° but I began to feel the heat due to the 72% humidity. I'd paid no attention to my time or distance and thought I'd only gone about 3.5 miles when I got back to my house. I was surprised to see that I'd run more than 4 miles.
It was fun to watch the the coverage of the elite runners when I got back. I had a half dozen people that I wanted to track and I was excited to find that FS was also running when I looked her up. I enjoyed being able to follow people's progress by laptop and wished that the network spent more time covering non-elite participants.
Watching the marathon was fun and I keep waiting for the racing bug to return for me. For now I'm happy to run on my own terms. I'm more interested in training to beat my PB for distance in a single run (13.1 miles) and I plan to start on that next weekend. Once I get my base up, I might be looking at 10Ks a little differently.
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I always think I run better or bike better for awhile after watching a running or cycling race. It's coo the way that happens..
ReplyDeleteI think there's a psychology to it. I used to try and watch race videos on YouTube on my tablet when I ran on the treadmill for similar inspiration but it just made me dizzy.
DeleteI don't think it was the videos.
DeleteAre you implying that I was using PEDs?
DeleteI had a lot of fun watching the race in Queens. Unfortunately, after two hours, the kids were melting down. Lots of crying and complaining. I missed Kin probably by a mile :(
ReplyDeleteI think he ran with Nancy which is nice. I wonder how he'd do racing a marathon on his own.
DeleteHow was your birthday? Did you include all saints or just some?