{"id":3845,"date":"2016-05-02T20:49:33","date_gmt":"2016-05-03T01:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?p=3845"},"modified":"2016-05-02T20:49:33","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T01:49:33","slug":"race-pace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?p=3845","title":{"rendered":"Race Pace"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s run was to be 10 miles~ a 1 mile warm up and then the remaining 9 miles at Half Marathon race pace. \u00a0No worries! \u00a0HA!<\/p>\n

Seeing as it’s a Monday, first thing after MFH (My Favorite Husband) and I had breakfast was to call MIL. \u00a0She and I chat every Monday morning…for a long time. \u00a0We both look forward to the Monday chats and we make up for not talking the rest of the week! \u00a0Seeing as we are both “talkers,” we are talking non-stop. \u00a0It’s pretty amazing, really! \u00a0Today our call lasted 1.5 hours. \u00a0That’s about average for one of our Monday morning calls.<\/p>\n

When we started chatting, it was only 62* and I was secretly hoping it would warm up a bit before my run. \u00a062* is still just a little on the chilly side for my taste. \u00a0When we got off the phone, HOLY COW but it had warmed up! \u00a078* and 94% humidity. \u00a0Yikes!<\/p>\n

I hurried and got ready for my run. \u00a0Took the time to grab some hydration for this run. \u00a010 miles in that weather could turn ugly real fast if I got dehydrated. \u00a0Better safe than sorry.<\/p>\n

Strapped on my Garmin and RoadID. \u00a0Grabbed my water bottle and a couple of gels, told MFH my route and hit the road.<\/p>\n

My first mile was the easy pace warm up. \u00a0No problems. \u00a0My Garmin let me know that mile was up with a gentle buzz on my wrist and I got down to business. \u00a0Picked up the pace, increased my cadence and (for me) zoomed!<\/p>\n

Started out by doing a loop on Robinson Road. \u00a0I did this first because I know how awful it is to run past my street coming back from Limerock Road. \u00a0Thought I’d be a smarty pants and get Robinson out of the way first so I wouldn’t have to tack it on to the end of the run. \u00a0That actually worked out pretty well! \u00a0*pats self on the back*<\/p>\n

After Robinson, I ran the long stretch on Evans up to Limerock. This part of the run is hilly. The loop from my house, Limerock and back is a nice 8 miles. \u00a0I don’t know what it is about Limerock but it is always, and I mean ALWAYS a hard run! \u00a0Today was no exception.<\/p>\n

Now because I was an extra smarty pants on Robinson, I had tossed on an extra pass on that road. \u00a0That gave me an extra mile on my total before I reached Limerock. \u00a0I was soooo happy for that extra mile because it was uber hot up there! \u00a0Limerock has absolutely no shade. \u00a0Nada. \u00a0Even though it was overcast this morning, Limerock was still awful. \u00a0Since I had that extra mile added on from Robinson, I didn’t have to go allllll the way to the dead end of Limerock. \u00a0YAY!!!<\/p>\n

It was coming back on Limerock that my brain left me for a mile.<\/p>\n

See, all this time I had been hitting all my splits spot on! \u00a0To be honest, I was super pleased with how the run was going! \u00a0I’m afraid I lost focus and my brain went to la-la land. \u00a0I started thinking about\u00a0#1 Daughter and her fiance’ traveling from Colorado tomorrow. Thinking about #1 Son’s college graduation on Saturday. Thinking about how I have GOT to clean the house before #1 Daughter and her fiance’ arrive on Wednesday. Thinking about my In-Laws arriving on Friday. Thinking about the 20 Miles to run on Wednesday and getting it done before #1 Daughter arrives at the house. Too much thinking and I slowed down on that mile. Oops! \u00a0RATS!<\/p>\n

Needless to say, that one silly little mile made me miss my assigned splits for the day by 15 overall seconds. \u00a015 seconds!!! \u00a0No fair! \u00a0My own fault.\u00a0*sigh* \u00a0 \u00a0Come race day in two weeks I simply cannot let myself get distracted! \u00a0I hardly ever let my mind wander. \u00a0I stay focused on what I’m doing when I’m running…that and watching out for snakes, etc. \u00a0LOL!!!<\/p>\n

Made it home, safe and sound. \u00a0I was out of water and gels. \u00a0Worked hard out there today! \u00a0It was a satisfying run and I am content.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow’s a rest day and I’ll mow in the morning and wrap up the housework in the afternoon.<\/p>\n

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