I was out of town last week, so I have some catching up to do today.
The 18-mile run on the 19th with the Runners World group was a long, lonely run, as many of the people in the FOB 4 were running in the Race for the Cure, or they dropped off early (or both). I was pretty excited to see that I sustained a sub-9:00 pace. I checked my Garmin at a little over 13 miles (13.2), and I was under 2 hours, which I was also glad to see.
Last week's runs were pretty standard runs, although I was running without my MP3 player. My (second) Sansa Clip finally quit working for good the weekend of the 18th. I was in Houston last WednesdayFriday, so I ran 5ish miles in the vicinity of the hotel without getting lost, so I'm now 2 for 3!
This past Saturday's 20-miler was challenging, but the weather couldn't have been better. As a matter of fact, I am becoming a little concerned: after OKC, I realized that I had grown accustomed to perfect running conditions. Then, on race day, conditions were far from perfect. I'm sure it will happen again--I just hope I am more prepared than I was in OKC!
9-28-09
Distance: 6.06 miles
Time: 49:48
Avg. Mile Pace: 8:13
9-26-09
Distance: 20.12 miles
Time: 3:06:54
Avg. Mile Pace: 9:16
9-19-09
Distance: 18.06 miles
Time: 2:42:24
Avg. Mile Pace: 8:58
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Sounds like your running is going well. Unless conditions are bad or something goes wrong, you should have no trouble going under 4 hours. By the way, the last three Rt 66 marathons have had good weather. I am hoping for something around 50 degrees with only a gentle breeze. The OKC marathon is usually windy. It was worse this year than most.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dave. Yeah, that weather at OKC really took me by surprise. I actually have a marathon in Springfield 3 weeks previous to the Route 66. I'm hoping for cool, dry weather there too. And by the way, thanks for hammering out all of our training routes this time around!
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