Long Run Sunday

Good morning.

I am preparing for a long run this morning by having oatmeal, 64 ounces of coffee and blogging. Boston Bound calls for running 1:50:00 or approx 12 miles. I may run a little more than this. I want to wear my new pair of Luna Racers and see how they feel for 15 or 16 miles. But, I will play it by ear as I go along. The goal of today's run is LSD, Long Slow Distance, along LSD, Lake Shore Drive, on LSP, Lake Shore Path. In other words, LSD along LSD on LSP.

LSD~LSD+LSP=Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich

I will see other Boston Bound runners along the way. Many are wearing Boston gear and are easy to notice.

Yesterday's Boston Bound program called for a 10K race type run with a mile warm up and cool down and an approx total distance of 9 miles. I did not want to run that hard. I want to save my best for Boston. But, I did run hard enough and more miles. I ran 11 miles and my goal was to find a comfortably hard pace that I could maintain for a while without bonking. I just monitored how I felt. I think it went well. After yesterday's run I am pretty sure that my next 1/2 marathon will be well under 1:40:00. I could have definitely pushed it harder. Knock on wood.

Split Time Distance Elevation Gain Elevation Loss Avg Speed Max Speed Avg HR Max HR Steps Calories
1 0:08:59 1 213 135 8:59 7:20 118 127 0 80
2 0:08:09 1 49 95 8:09 5:56 125 137 0 84
3 0:07:18 1 82 59 7:18 6:01 141 148 0 84
4 0:07:25 1 36 66 7:25 3:57 142 147 0 87
5 0:06:58 1 16 23 6:58 6:04 151 157 0 86
6 0:07:15 1 43 26 7:15 6:30 152 155 0 89
7 0:07:19 1 98 89 7:19 5:58 151 154 0 87
8 0:07:27 1 72 105 7:27 5:41 147 152 0 88
9 0:07:52 1 115 151 7:52 6:10 142 149 0 76
10 0:07:19 1 72 66 7:19 6:08 149 154 0 87
11 0:07:50 1 52 43 7:50 6:51 146 154 0 86
12 0:00:02 0 -- -- 7:55 7:18 147 147 0 0
Summary 1:23:59 11 846 853 7:37 3:57 141 157 0 934




Edited by Silentrunner 3/14/2010 7:38 AM

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" Beyond the very extreme of fatigue and distress, we may find amounts of ease and power we never dreamed ourselves to own, sources of strength never taxed at all because we never push through the obstruction."

* It takes courage to push yourself to places that you have never been before... to test your limits... to break through barriers. And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” - Anais Nin