Today, I thought about flipping a coin to decide if I would run or not. With company here, things are a little busy. I ran hard yesterday, then spent the day in Santa Barbara, including a couple hours at the SB Zoo. Lots of walking. I won't be able to do my long run this weekend so my plan was to do it today. Yeah, I really did think about flipping a coin. Heads, I run. Tails, I sleep in.
I'm not one who can ignore a detailed plan very easily. A 12 mile run isn't one to ignore. I also wanted to work on pacing myself better. I want to run my second half as strongly as my first. For me that means slowing it down a little at the beginning so I'll have something left at the end. Here's how today's run went:
Mile #1: 10:00
Mile #2: 10:24
Mile #3: 9:49
Mile #4: 9:49
Mile #5: 10:04
Mile #6: 9:56
Mile #7: 10:47
Mile #8: 9:57
Mile #9: 10:32
Mile #10: 10:59
Mile #11: 9:42
Mile #12: 10:57
My fastest mile was 9:42 and my slowest was 10:59. Only 77 seconds difference! My first six miles took one hour, my second six took one hour and three minutes. Not bad at all.
12 miles in 2:03:01, 10:15 pace. Planned pace was 10:04 to 11:04. I was hoping for about 10:20 to 10:30. Heads, I won!
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