SCHEDULE: Run, Stretch
RUN:
Length: 10.82 miles
Time: 1:23:00
Pace: 7:41 per mile
Calories Burned: 1,735
CONDITIONS: Chilly, rainy
NOTES: Like yesterday, it wasn’t what I would call ideal weather. There was a lot of drizzle and it was pretty raw again. However, I am beginning to think that this kind of weather is good for when I run, because I have had two very good runs in a row in what would normally be considered lowsy weather.
This was the longest run that I have taken by about 2.5 miles. My previous high was like 8.45 miles or something thereabouts. Like yesterday, I ran on the Minuteman National Park dirt bike path today. While I didn’t make it all the way from Lexington to Concord (I had intended to, but I started to cut it close with my schools’ end of the year award ceremony that I had to be at), but I made it pretty darn close. I was still running hard well past mile 6, which is very encouraging for this upcoming weekends’ Newton 10K. I slowed down significantly in the last mile and a half of the run, but I expected that since it was all uphill.
One slightly concerning note from the day was the development of a fairly large blister on the bridge of my right foot. It didn’t really bother me at all during the run, but I could definitely feel it later on in the day. If it is really bothersome tomorrow, I will probably lay off that final run and just let it rest and heal so that I will be all set for the race on Sunday.
On another note, I am pretty happy with my Nike+ SportBand, although I am beginning to question the timer that it has. I felt like I was running faster than 7:41 for a very large majority of the run. Maybe that was just because I felt so good while I was out on the trail today. I will hopefully run about five miles tomorrow as a tune up for the Newton 10K…and then…IT’S OFF TO GRADUATION!!! It’ll be bittersweet, but I am looking forward to it!
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