Since I raced Saturday, I decided to change today's tempo run for the long run I was supposed to do Satruday. The plan was to run 14 miles at 7:30 then the last 6 at mp.
It was a beautiful morning, about 60 degrees and no wind. I was feeling pretty good as I got going. I hit the first 10 miles in 13:30, about a minute and a half too fast, but I knew I had a 4 mile climb coming. I lost my minute and a half that I had gained and ended up at 1:45:39 after 14 miles, 39 seconds slow but not bad. I then dropped to marathon pace. I was a little tired from the 4 mile climb, but I now had gravity on my side so I was able to get into the grove pretty quickly. I ende up averaging 6:30 over the last 6 miles (irronically the same pace I ran Saturday's 10K), which was 60 seconds faster than planned. So in the end, I was 21 seconds ahead of the plan.
Total run: 20 miles, 2:24:39, AP 7:14
I was nice to have a good run today. I needed that after Saturday. I decided I've become bipolar with my running. Either it is a great day or a terrible one. I just hope I hit Boston on a great day. | 