Saturday's run started off...
off. We forewent our traditional Veteran's Park HQ and started (and ended) down by the Riverwalk in Jenks. That
off-ness was fine--actually good. It was a really nice change. The other off-ness was not as pleasant--at least, not for those who had to run with me. Typically on cold Saturday mornings, I will do everyone a favor and wear shorts over my tights. During my lonely weekday runs in the pitch black of 5:30 in the morning, I will skip the shorts. Apparently Saturday morning, I was still in weekday-mode, because I realized when I was about a mile from our new starting point that I had indeed forgotten my shorts. I considered turning around and making up my run on Sunday, but with last weekend's solo 14-miler fresh on my mind, I knew I did not want to have to do 18 on my own. So I stuck it out in my tights--my apologies to anyone who had to witness that.
The run was challenging. Dave's group is still pretty fast for me, and it took most of what I had just to keep up. At about mile 13.5, we hit the sharp incline on the turnpike trail just on the west side of Harvard. It pretty much sapped my remaining strength. Add to that the steep dips between Harvard and Yale, and my pace dropped significantly. I turned around at Yale and headed back to the Riverwalk. I got another little burst as I approached Harvard, and then coasted back to the tent. When I hit the tent, I looked at my Garmin: 17 miles on the dot. I was mentally prepared to run 18, and I knew I needed to hit 18, so I jogged into the Riverwalk parking down to the new construction a half mile and turned around.
I think my legs were still tired this morning, as I noticed a steady slowing and coasting. I had to tell myself to pick it up numerous times. My route was a little different this morning: a three-mile out-and-back starting on the Creek Turnpike Trail at 145th and going east. I think I'm going to run that route more frequently, as it is a very hilly few miles. I think I have gotten used to the hills at Memorial and Sheridan, and this morning, my body was having to kick in at different times, and that's a good thing.
Activity| Route: | -- | Elev. Avg: | 625 ft | | Location: | Jenks, OK | Elev. Gain: | +0 ft | | Date: | 02/06/10 | Up/Downhill: | [+528/-528] | | Time: | 08:00 AM | Difficulty: | 4.3 / 5.0 | | | | Weather: | Overcast | | | 37 F temp; 78% humidity | | | 37 F heat index; winds N 5 |
| Distance: | 18.07 miles |
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| Time: | 2:33:58 | | Speed: | 7.0 mph |
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| | Pace: | 8' 31 /mi |
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| | Calories: | 2145 |
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Splits| Mile | Pace (min/mile) | Speed (mph) | Elevation
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| 1 | 8' 35 | +0' 04 | 7.0 | -0.1 | -3 ft | | 2 | 8' 32 | +0' 01 | 7.0 | -0.0 | -3 ft | | 3 | 8' 37 | +0' 06 | 7.0 | -0.1 | +7 ft | | 4 | 8' 24 | -0' 07 | 7.1 | +0.1 | -6 ft | | 5 | 8' 32 | +0' 01 | 7.0 | -0.0 | -3 ft | | 6 | 8' 24 | -0' 07 | 7.1 | +0.1 | +9 ft | | 7 | 8' 20 | -0' 11 | 7.2 | +0.2 | -13 ft | | 8 | 11' 15 | +2' 44 | 5.3 | -1.7 | +10 ft | | 9 | 8' 17 | -0' 14 | 7.2 | +0.2 | +3 ft | | 10 | 8' 01 | -0' 30 | 7.5 | +0.4 | -10 ft | | 11 | 8' 18 | -0' 13 | 7.2 | +0.2 | +10 ft | | 12 | 8' 29 | -0' 02 | 7.1 | +0.0 | -10 ft | | 13 | 8' 23 | -0' 08 | 7.2 | +0.1 | +4 ft | | 14 | 8' 43 | +0' 12 | 6.9 | -0.2 | +99 ft | | 15 | 8' 30 | -0' 01 | 7.0 | +0.0 | 0 ft | | 16 | 8' 19 | -0' 12 | 7.2 | +0.2 | -91 ft | | 17 | 8' 51 | +0' 20 | 6.8 | -0.3 | 0 ft | | 18 | 9' 08 | +0' 37 | 6.6 | -0.5 | -10 ft | | end | 10' 00 | +1' 29 | 6.0 | -1.0 | +9 ft | | Versus average of 8' 31 min/mile |
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