saturday Hal called for a 5 mile pace run. so this would be trying to hold the pace you think you would like to be able to run for a long distance. I wanted to maintain 8 min/mile for my 5 mile run, which would have been a 40 min run. it was hard. I felt like i was working, not taking it easy. i'm sure my HR was up, i know i was breathing heavy. i finished my 5 miles in 39:04, for an avg pace of 7:49/mile. I was pretty happy with that. It will be hard to try and maintain that pace on longer pace runs, but that's what training is for. I managed to hit T's yoga class in the afternoon. this was really good for me. I know I like to bust on the yoga class, but i really feel it helps shorten my recovery time after the long runs and I am hoping it is another tool in my box that is helping to keep me injury free.
Sunday's long run was 8 miles. it was little league day at the mariners game, so i needed to get up early and knock my miles out so we could have the day downtown. i was up at 6am, and on the streets by 7:30am. coming the day after the pace run, this felt like a long run on tired legs. good training. I really allowed myself to go slow, and take it at whatever pace felt right, not pushing it at all. ended up running the 8 miles in 1:09:57, so just under an hour and ten. felt fine, held an average pace of 8:45 min/mile.
all in all, it was a good running weekend. the weather was fantastic, i managed to get it all down and still spend some time with my family. this was a good one.
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