Since this weekend has me chauffeuring the kids, I had to get my long run in today. Today was a great day for a long run, the weather was just right. My darling husband volunteered to be my personal assistant on the ATT which meant he carried my water, gatorade and GU's while riding my old bike (the $69 special from Toys R Us five years ago!) 20 miles of biking on a bike that's made for neighborhood strolling, let's just say he won't be sitting comfortably on a chair for the next few days. Gotta buy him one of those huge, old man cushioned bike seats! Anyway, today felt great. I felt great. It's so refreshing to have good long runs, especially on a higher mileage week.
Food--1 waffle & 1/2 cup oj, 1/2 bottled water prior to run
3 GU's, 2 bottled waters, 1 bottle Gatorade during the run
The breakdown for further reference---
20 Mile Run--finish time of 2:48:58--ave pace 8:28---calories burned 1949!!
mile 1--8:29
2--8:45
3--8:32
4 & 5--8:27
6--8:34
7--8:27
8 & 9--8:20
10--8:29 (10 mi time= 1:25)
11--8:21
12--8:28
13--8:34 (13.1= 1:51)
14--8:38
15--8:41
16--8:31
17--8:14
18--8:25
19--8:23
20--8:19 (2:48:58)
For a 3:40 marathon finish time, mile 10 should be 1:23, mile 13.1 should be 1:50, and mile 20 should be 2:47:55.
I didn't feel like I could run another 6 miles when I finished today, but at least I feel like I'm making huge progress in my 20 mile times. Next weekend will be a 22 mile run and I'll throw a big hill in at mile 21 to simulate the race course. If that goes well, I'll feel much more confident in where I'm at training wise.
Maybe the hill workouts, speed workouts and cross training is finally making a difference. Race day is 6 weeks from Saturday....
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