Sunday, August 19, 2018

90 minutes alas!

Sat, 8/19-Scheduled for today was a steady 90-minute run. I went to Duke Island Park for this. I figured I'd do five loops, and complete the full 5K on the fifth lap. To keep things less monotonous, I'd change directions of the loop after each one. I started and finished in the clockwise (regular) direction.

loop 1: 17:00 (slow first mile in 8:10)...2.11M
loop 2: 33:15...4.22M
loop 3: 49:20...6.33M
loop 4: 55:25 (hit 1:21:00 with a mile to go)...8.44M
loop 5: the 5K+ course (3.16M)...11.6M
Finished: 1:27:55 (last mile 6:55)

But, oops, that was not 90 minutes!

Realizing that I should run the entire 90 minutes, I kept going and covered an additional .37M.

11.97M in 1:30:00, or 90 minutes alas! 7:31/M pace

After a slow first mile of 8:10, I got into a groove and kept a steady pace. My early miles were about 7:40, my middle miles were 7:30, and my last miles were 7:20 (and 6:55 for the last one).

Fri, 8/18-Returned later than expected from Myrtle Beach on account of annoyances at the baggage pickup. By the time we arrived home, it was starting to get dark and gloomy. I realized that my hills workout was not to be. I'd have gotten to Colonial Park by 7:30 or so, only to warm up and start my hourlong workout at 7:45 at the earliest. It'd been rather dark by the time I finished. Moreover, it had started to rain by 7:30 any way. Bummed!

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