A Sunday Long Run
I slept really late today. Later than I did the entire time I was on vacation. G left early to go ride in the Chilly Hilly. When I finally rolled out of bed at 9, I strapped on my running shoes and headed out for a long run. I ran from our house up to Discovery Park, around the loop trail once and then back home. It took me 80 minutes and is the longest run Ive done in at least 2 months. Man, did it feel good! I took it at a pretty leisurely pace but it felt nice to be out for so long. It was the first time Ive used my heart rate monitor on a longer run and it stated I burned over 800 calories. Gotta love that!
My running is feeling really good lately. Ive only been running two or three times per week but I feel solid. Theres no doubt Ive gotten slower- its a consequence of running and working out less overall. But I have managed to hang on to a perfectly respectable fitness level with only 3 workouts each week.
My latest Runners World magazine is touting its new half marathon training plan: you only run 3 days per week. It looks pretty tough, actually as the 3 days are HARD runs. But both G and I are slightly tempted to give it a go. Well seebut Im still determined to break the 1 hr 45 minute time for a half marathon.