I tell them all the work is done and regardless of how it has gone, the key thing is to relax and realize that the months of training are more important than the last two weeks, so relaxing and letting that training come to fruition is most important. As Coach Dellinger used to say, "the hay is in the barn!"

- Coach Salazar

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Long Run #2 and Lost Dog 5k #3

Wait a minute, you may ask, where's the race report from the LD Race #3?

Here it is....


Long Story Short - Rained out. Not heartbroken about it or anything because I think I needed an extra day off. Not that it did any good....

Long Run #2

Yesh, I got like 7 more of these don't I?

RunKeeper Result

Distance: 7.00 miles
Duration: 1:28:48
Avg. Pace: 12:41
Avg. Speed: 4.73
Elevation: 113ft
Avg. Heart Rate: 162
Peak Heart Rate: 186
Weather: Breezy and Hot - last mile was intense :P

I knew this run would be rough because A) I started an hour later than previous B) My boo spent the night and so I didn't get to bed on time C) It was hot, sunny, and not raining

I hate half a balance bar this morning, and half a cup of coffee, which were not digesting easy for me. So I opted for some yogurt too and downed almost 20 oz of water.

The first .75 miles I must have slept through because I don't even remember getting that far.Knees started to hurt around that time, but I kept going. Took basically the same route I had taken last time, though I didn't take as many detours so it was a little farther. Knees started to really kill me around mile 2, so I stopped and stretched for a minute, letting them shake out a little bit.

Hopped back on it and kept going, all the way to 3.5 miles. Stopped again in the shade and stretched. Felt my second wind and then turned to go home. I took a small detour by the water, but I did stop to grab some water (and didn't turn off run keeper, so there's at least half a minute  of me standing around). Headed back the same way and felt the sun starting to beat on me, which slowed me down.

Like I said above, the last mile was rough, and I even allowed myself to walk some of it because the sun was really starting to bear down (it was around 10AM at this point).

But the bottom line is that I did my full mileage today, and even though it was bad, I am still proud of myself.

Now, we'll see how I feel on the plane tonight. :P

I also decided that the next long run that I do I'm going to go south on the GW parkway, so I can actually practice on the route I will be taking.
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