Sunday, January 17, 2010

Running Test Today

Today's long run wasn't long. The training plan said 10 miles. 2 mile warmup, 6 mile Tempo, 2 mile cooldown. When was it that 10 miles was no longer a 'long' run? Total perception shift.

Anyway, did the 2 mile warmup. Short pause for drinks, then took off on a subthreshold Tempo like pace that I thought I could sustain for 6 miles. Turns out, it was a 7:39 min/mi pace. Not bad. Added a couple extra miles to the run to make it 12, then took the dogs for another 2 for a total of 14. It was a good test to see how well I could continue to run with heavy legs after 6 miles at tempo.

Good workout today. Tired. A bit sore. Happy. Spent rest of the day playing with Talia, making cookies and lasagna. Talia's a terrific cook. She totally managed the new Kitchen Aide Mixmaster, and was a precision veggie cutter.

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