Stats for this run:
Mile 1: 8:45
Mile 2: 8:53
Mile 3: 8:41 (Elevation lost 766 ft to find myself 10 feet above sea level)
Mile 4: 12:10 (Ugh, elevation gained 760 feet)
Mile 5: 11:28 (recovering and feeling sorry for myself)
Mile 6: 9:49 (Hello 9 minute mile…)
Mile 7: 9:07 (that’s close to more like it)
I take it as a good sign that my times dropped after I recovered from the hill. No matter how much I hate hills, or how much they hurt, they are what I need right now. Seattle half is merciless, unforgiving and full of HILLS.
Now, for the hard part.
Accountability.
What happened to my mileage last week? 7.5 miles total. THAT my friends is terrible. Unacceptable. Inexcusable. I have no excuse. I skipped my 3 mile run on Friday, not sure why. And my long run today should have been counted for last weeks total but I do my weekly mileage Sunday to Saturday. I may reconsider and log my miles from Monday to Sunday. Anyway, for some reason the plan had this past week as a low mileage week. I have to trust plan and hope it will have me ready for Seattle in only 9 weeks! 9 weeks? NINE weeks...
Today I am grateful for:
Teriyaki
Wild blackberries
Cool tents in the living room for my Little Buddy to take a nap in.
My Wok, have I been openly grateful for that yet? Either way it is AWESOME!
All my AMAZING bloggy followers!
Teriyaki
Wild blackberries
Cool tents in the living room for my Little Buddy to take a nap in.
My Wok, have I been openly grateful for that yet? Either way it is AWESOME!
All my AMAZING bloggy followers!
Runny Happy friends!
OK next week we need to do the challenge again, maybe together we can stay on track :)
ReplyDeleteHey how close do you live to Point Defiance? I need to do a long run with HILLS next weekend. Orting is too easy..
I wish I had hills round here... instead I have to settle for parking garages...
ReplyDeleteLook at you and your crazy hills! Ugh, my quads HURT just thinking about them. TOTALLY worth it in the long run though! Keep climbing!! :)
ReplyDeleteYou are going to be ready in 9 weeks I'm sure! If I can run a 10K (someone who's less trained than you) you can certainly do it.
ReplyDeleteWe don't have hills in the area. I have to look up an area where they are because I never trained for this and I want too because it's good for me.
My workout schedule is from Monday to Sunday. Always like to think Monday's a new fres start.
I did a 14 miler a few weeks back.. My body really loves longer slower runs, I felt GREAT after my 10 miler.. No pain, no tiredness. Of course Orting has no hills, which helps a lot.. I should be ready for the half no problem.
ReplyDeleteI am thinking of doing a 14 miler this weekend. What is on your plan? I could meet EARLY on Saturday in Orting or Tacoma.. Email me and let me know. Would be great if we could meet up, for eevn part of the run.
My Goal time....HMMMMMM? My last Half I ran 7:55 pace for a 1:43:39. I would love to get a time in the 1:30's...Like 1:39:59 :) Not sure if I can cut off 4 minutes. Will see my goals are TBD until the week before the half.. The speed work should translate to a speedy half and the course says it is relatively flat. My last half was ROLLING hills..