RUN: 16 miles in 2:34.
1st 8 miles in 1:17:19 ave HR 146
2nd 8 miles in 1:16:58 ave HR 143
Overal pace 9:39 ave HR 144
This run felt great. It was finally warm outside 45+ for most of the morning! And no snow--finally a run at my goal pace. The previous 16-miler was in 2:26 but that included a half-mary race that helped up my pace. So while I was 5 mins slower here, I'm just happy to get a long run in at sub-10!
The biggest improvement over the previous 16-miler is that the final 3 miles of that run were hard to do, I struggled with form and focus and didn't finish strong. Today I finished strong and could have kept going.
Ate only 2 gels during the run (BTW-GU Orange Burst=yuck metallicy) and did fine. Ate carbs and fat before the run and this settled in the stomach OK. Ran the same route as I did for the recent 18-miler, just didn't lose my hat on this one.
My triceps are painfully sore. Did I do this during the run or is this still from xfit? I can barely bring my wrist to my shoulder! I had a great recovery, fatigued all day but no pain or tightness, can barely tell I did 16 miles. :-)
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