Lessons learned; move along now
“Tough.”
“OK.”
“Miserable.”
“Not so bad.”
I’ve had a variety of descriptions of yesterday’s long run of 16.2 miles. In hindsight, nearly 36 hours later, I’m not sure how I feel about it. I at least covered Bedford, Va., fairly well:
And it was hilly as usual:
I got it done with no major side effects today. That’s a good enough victory to move on to another week of running.
I do know that I’m not running a race and running long the next day again, especially in the summer when the weather can vary so much day to day. Perfect for Saturday’s 5k; 91% humidity at the start of Sunday’s run … yeah, not fun.
This week is shaping up to be my third consecutive week of mileage increases before a recovery week next week. At one point I had hoped for my first 40-mile week ever this week, but I’m not focusing on that. I want continued good runs and Hurricane Irene to stay away long enough to avoid torrential rain on my long run. We’ll see how I feel come Sunday on a recovery run what the final mileage will be.
Now that I’ve soaked all this up, it’s time to mark it off and move along …
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Look at all those loops you had to do!
Sunday might not be a good day for a run — better odds on Saturday if you can swing it.
I'm pretty sure I'm not doing a long run again on a Sunday. I only didit this past Sunday because of the race. Although running intorrential rain might be fun after thinking about it. Never know whatrace day will bring.
They might cancel the race for a hurricane!
hey I just found your blog searching for some info on the va ten miler course…looks like we've done a lot of the same races
what can you tell me about the va 10 miler pretty hilly??
My recent post New Run, New Shoes
Yes, it's very hilly throughout. It's a fun race though - I highly recommend it!
Great thanks!
Every run that is completed without an injury is a great run. Keep up the good work!
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That's funny, you told me to give a fast 5k before a long run a try sometime. You lied!
I hope the hurricane doesn't get in your way this weekend.
No lies. Nothing wrong with speed, then distance. I just did it wrong this weekend. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
Found your blog searching for VA races…my home is in SW Va, but I currently live in Pensacola, FL. Always trying to do a race when I come home for a visit. You are doing all the races I cannot wait to get home to do (God I miss Ukrops!) Great blog, will keep me motivated and in touch with Va running! Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the comment! If you're ever around my area (Roanoke-Lynchburg), let me know. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry