SCHEDULE: Run, Stretch
RUN:
Length: 8.45 miles
Time: 1:09:00
Pace: 8:10 per mile
Calories Burned: 1,294
CONDITIONS: Sunny, mild, breezy
NOTES: A pretty good run today. I got close to my longest run ever (8.53 miles last Wednesday) and maintained a similar pace (about five seconds slower – but that is factoring in that I had to stop several times for almost 15 seconds before I could cross a couple roads on my route – possibly 30-45 seconds in total). I went off the roads today and hit the bike path that runs through my town. I made it all the way to one end of it (the shorter direction) and I hope to tackle the longer way next week on my long run.
I have come to the conclusion that my new Nike+ SportBand is about a quarter of a mile off (too short) and that the pace per mile times are pretty inaccurate. When they are averaged together, it isn’t that far off, but when you look down hoping to get a good idea of what your pace during mid-run, the thing is all over the place. I had mile times ranging from 7:02 all the way up to 10:30, and that was over the course of the first two miles! After that I just turned it to the overall distance. Hopefully, when I get a chance to calibrate it, these will be fixed.
Tomorrow is an off-day, and then it is off to Foxboro for the Foxboro Against Diabetes 5K! On a related note to the race, I convinced my dad to wait a couple weeks before actively beginning to race again, and he will not be racing this Saturday. As much as he would love to, he just can’t at this point. He ran a half-mile without stopping today, so that was good to hear! I can’t wait for race day!
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