The rain held out for the first 13 miles of yesterday's run, but then there was a sudden and intense string of showers. I ducked into the nearest subway just as the rain died down. Turns out the whole day would be on and off storms. I ended my run at 13 miles, but felt really good--I completed all the hills by this point and had a pace just under my goal of 9:00.
What I'm really happy about is that I'm not beating myself up about the short run. Normally I'd be upset the whole day for not finishing a long run, but I'm trying to be a better runner and understand that you don't have to complete a trianing plan to the letter to be prepared for a race. I was extremely tired on Saturday, so the fact that I even went out was a big accomplishment.
Off to enjoy the big new sofa. It's soooo comfy. I've fallen asleep on it every night since we got it.
8 comments:
You are so right. Training plans are supposed to be individually tailored. Besides 13 miles with hills is probably better training than 16 miles flat anyways.
13 miles with hills is significant, so I'm sure you put in the required work of an even longer run. And you're right, sometimes a run gets cut short. And you had a good reason; there's no reason to get hit by lightning out there just for the sake of logging a few more miles.
Ahhhhh awesome job, homie! Way to get it done!
In my neck of the woods, ducking into a subway means going into Subway and visiting Jared. That's what I was visualizing.
Good job on getting out there in the miserable weather!
You need to learn my approach: "oh, it looks a little bit cloudy. And it's supposed to rain tomorrow. Meh, I guess I'll skip the run, just in case the rain comes early." :)
nice job! 13 miles with HILLS!
enjoy the sofa
Nice run!
(and nice sofa...)
;)
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