Even though I haven't started RLRF, I decided to "steal" one of the long runs from the marathon program. Adopting a super slow pace that I figured I could manage.
Only. I didn't run as far as I planned (only 11 miles) and the pace that should have been CAKE (5.3 mph or 11:19 min/mile) was ridiculously hard. I took some sport beans at the halfway mark but never felt good. This sucked. I was hot, and working way too hard for such a slow pace. When I finally finished (2 hours and 10 minutes later), I was so sweaty that I literally could wring out not just my hair, but my running skirt too. That was a first.
Good news? The Zoots seem like they will work just fine. So yay, billions of pairs of shoes later I seem to have some that will work!
So over these horrible and hard training runs.
I am in a funk right now where every run feels way harder than it should be. I hate that! i love those Zoots, they are so pretty!
ReplyDelete100 miles per month. Wow. I couldn't even get 40 in July. It is a good thing I had a half marathon in July or the number would be REALLY low. Today is a fresh month, a fresh start for me!
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