55 more days till CIM!
I was a little curious/nervous/apprehensive about running this morning, before I went to bed last night. After my 28 mile mega run yesterday, I ate some breakfast tacos, then spent the rest of the day drinking Mojitos, Miller Lites and eating chips and salsa and a couple cupcakes. After a deadman's 3 hour nap late late afternoon, I was up again till almost 11pm, and didn't even eat a bowl of pasta (dinner) till 10pm. To my credit, I did drink quite a bit of water after my run, and then probably took down 60 more ounces.
I figured this morning's 6-10 mile run with Larry would be a big struggle. We ran a 1.2mile Karma loop nice and slow as the humidity and warmish weather really slowed Karma down. After that we set off around Townlake, and surprisingly I was feeling really good within our 2nd mile.
How does this happen? Seriously? I still don't understand how I can go run an easy 8.5 miles where we both had to make a concerted effort to NOT go under 8 min miles several times. I truly thought this would be a struggle; but I'll take it, and won't ask anymore questions.
I end the week at 90 miles, which is well over what I was hoping for (80+). I'm thrilled i got 90 on a tough tough week.
We now get a recovery week, and combined with a 3 day trip to Chicago, I'll probably end up with 60 to 70 miles next week.
The highlight of next week is the IBM Uptown Classic 10km Race, where coach Sisson wants us to run 10 miles BEFORE the Race, then race the race. Hmmmm...
I'm not going to lie. I hate 10K's. Hate hate HATE the distance, hate the idea of them, and hate everything about them. So much so, that I have refused to run a 10k in over 2 years. Last one I ran was 28 months ago, and i ran a 42:56 at the "Texas Roundup". Demons invaded my head for the last 12 minutes and I contemplated quitting the race as we ran by the old Rogue annex at mile 4.
I'm going to spend quite a bit of time deciding what I THINK I can run for a 10k after a 10 mile warmup!
Here's some food for my thoughts:
a) My PR for a 10k is 42:56 (6:55/mile)
b) A 10KM is 6.2 miles.
c) I just ran 6 miles in 40:57 (6:49/mile avg) after running a tough 20 miles.
d) 2/10ths of a mile at 6:30 pace would take 78 seconds.
That would mean I ran faster than my old PR yesterday after 20 miles.
So, lots of thinking to do!
In addition, a 6:26pace gets me in under 40 mins and that'd be pretty cool, as I could then re-retire from 10K's knowing I joined the sub-40 club! ha!
We'll also have to see what the "3:10 Train" thinks...
...strength in numbers, right!?
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