This morning, I felt like I was wearing full leg casts as I started out on a surprisingly cold, Wednesday-morning 8-miler. As I mentioned in yesterday's post, Monday night's 11.5 mile slog was relatively intense (although my pace does not indicate it), and my legs were still a little stiff this morning from the hilly outing (and the horrible sleep I got that night as a result).
I began my run this morning at a pace I can only describe as a "trudge." I headed west on the Creek, starting at Garnett, and when I hit the "Sidewalk Closed" sign at Mingo, I seriously considered just turning around and heading back to my car. Knowing that the sign was most likely there because construction workers had forgotten to remove it, and knowing that weary runs are some of the most important runs to embrace, I trudged on. Indeed, the Trail was completely intact and free of any impediments. (Someday, I will rail about how the Creek Turnpike Trail is the red-headed stepchild of Tulsa's civic fitness efforts, but not today.) One good thing about this morning's run: every mile except one (the hill at Sheridan at mile 4) was a little faster than the previous mile. My initial average pace was much slower than 8:30 min./mile, but by the end of the run, I was able to salvage things and come in barely under that bar. I keep telling myself that really, all I need to do is keep it at or under 9 minutes in order to hit my goal at my next marathon. However, it would be nice to
soundly beat 4 hours.
Activity| Route: | -- | Elev. Avg: | 695 ft | | Location: | Broken Arrow, OK | Elev. Gain: | +0 ft | | Date: | 03/03/10 | Up/Downhill: | [+534/-534] | | Time: | 05:45 AM | Difficulty: | 4.2 / 5.0 | | | | Weather: | Fair | | | 25 F temp; 84% humidity | | | 25 F heat index; winds Calm |
| Distance: | 8.00 miles |
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| Time: | 1:07:49 | | Speed: | 7.1 mph |
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| | Pace: | 8' 29 /mi | Heart Rate: | 158 bpm (Avg) | | Calories: | 1039 |
| 197 bpm (Peak) |
Splits| Mile | Pace (min/mile) | Speed (mph) | Elevation
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| actual | +/- avg | actual | +/- avg |
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| 1 | 8' 45 | +0' 16 | 6.8 | -0.2 | +42 ft | | 2 | 8' 37 | +0' 08 | 7.0 | -0.1 | +52 ft | | 3 | 8' 31 | +0' 02 | 7.0 | -0.0 | -52 ft | | 4 | 8' 44 | +0' 15 | 6.9 | -0.2 | +62 ft | | 5 | 8' 24 | -0' 05 | 7.1 | +0.1 | -59 ft | | 6 | 8' 22 | -0' 07 | 7.2 | +0.1 | +49 ft | | 7 | 8' 21 | -0' 08 | 7.2 | +0.1 | -56 ft | | end | 8' 11 | -0' 18 | 7.3 | +0.3 | -40 ft | | Versus average of 8' 29 min/mile |
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