Part of the fun of running is getting lost to find a new route. That is exactly what happened today -- I wanted to go out and back for my easy eight miler -- and to do so, I had to get lost. I habitually now take my phone with me because a) safety and b) I plan on racing with it so I might as well get used to the weight. The first three miles out, I knew where I was as I had run them on Friday, however, that last mile out all I was hoping was for the road to continue long enough for me not to get too lost. At mile four, I asked Siri if she knew where I was (praise technology); turns out I was still in Bristol. Any who, the four miles back were easier because I knew my ending point (home) and they were mostly down hill *hands up emoji*! It was a lot of fun to use this time to explore more neighborhoods of my new town and to get acquainted with the terrain (hills). Today's eight miles were done in 1:21.01 -- again, didn't stop the watch at intersections -- meaning I ran a 10:07 average pace (I think was probably closer to 9:45).
#SundayRunday was a success for two other reasons. One, I didn't have an alarm set for today because I didn't have to work, meaning I didn't start running until 8:30 a.m. and it was GLORIOUS. Two, it was overcast and a little cooler so I didn't have to worry about coming home drenched in sweat. Not to mention, I am feeling a lot stronger after the tough easy 10 miles yesterday. Tomorrow, starts the strength training portion of the training cycle - we have reached week 11 in Hansons' program (really the ninth week in my training). I am scheduled for a 6x 1 mile with 400 recovery for tomorrow's strength training. We shall see how it goes, hopefully it won't end as badly as the first week of speed training.
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