SCHEDULE: Long Run and Stretch
RUN:
Length: 7 miles
Time: 53 min. 25 sec.
Pace: 7:39 per mile
Calories Burned: 1,082
CONDITIONS: Partly sunny, mild
NOTES: Well, I was very conscious of how much water I drank before I ran today (actually the past two days, really) and consumed far more than I did back on Tuesday. The results were great: On the whole, this was probably my best run to date. I had barely any cramps, my muscles felt good, my breathing was steady and even; it was like night and day! I unfortunately had to learn the hard way, but I now clearly see how important drinking the appropriate amount of water is. When I played football, water breaks were regulated, so I wasn’t really paying attention to it. Now that I am on my own, I have to be more responsible and make sure that I am taking in enough water.
As far as the run itself goes, it was great (in case you hadn’t figured it out already). I meant to only run six miles, but I took a wrong turn and ran about a half mile before I really noticed. I could have run longer, but I decided best to stop at seven – mostly because I had to get to work. The last mile of my run was all uphill, which was a bit of a pain, so that slowed my mile down a bit. I just remember nearly crawling up that hill – it wasn’t fun. Up through mile four, I was going pretty fast (for me, at least) at a great pace (it was definitely sub-seven minutes, probably about 6:50 or so) but I had to slow it down a tad to conserve energy for that big hill I was just talking about. Overall a great run. One more shorter tune up run tomorrow and then an off-day Saturday and I’ll be ready for the Parker Road Race! I can’t wait!
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