Thank you~!Great week and awesome race this weekend! Way to go!
Thanks! I never really cared about the color sneakers before I started running, now it's very important for rotational purposes as well as outfit coordination when possible.Good job and your training week and sounds like a great race. Love those shoes!!
Thanks! I love them too. I got them on sale 1/2 price when the new model came out. My only complaint is the material of the laces makes them more likely to untie.Awesome job on your race! I LOVE those shoes!! So pretty!
Thanks! I definitely took it easy yesterday. I walked 1.5 mi and jogged 0.5 at EA pace.Congrats on a great training week and great race! When I get a chance I'll see if you need to make any changes to the upcoming week since you went a little faster than expected. My rule of thumb for racing is to take an easy or off day for every 3k of distance raced.
Thanks! I definitely took it easy yesterday. I walked 1.5 mi and jogged 0.5 at EA pace.
That would work for me. It seems a little closer to what my body wants to do as well when I run. I just thought I was going too fast. I don't run many 10ks and I was coming down with a cold during my last 15k so I imagine that might be why the estimates were slightly off.No worries, it looks like we've got you at easy pacing until 6/7. However, it appears your 10 mile pace was equal to your previous 10k prediction (1:15:01). Which means that 12:06 min/mile group run moves from a 10k pace to a 10 miler pace and becomes more reasonable as a typical workout.
We can also consider moving the paces based on this (mostly since we haven't even really started yet):
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Thoughts?
Welcome! Purple is very important for running (in my opinion) so it's good you have some.Hi Anisum
I'll be following your run blog and I also have a fair bit of purple.
Welcome! The more the merrier!Joining in on your journey!!
This was my blind run. I did it in the morning since I was visiting friends in the evening and wouldn't have a chance. Not sure if it was because of the time change or my fear of going too fast but this winded up being wayyyy too slow. I did it at 15:11 min/mi pace. That makes sense because it felt really easy. I'm curious how things go next time. I did cover my watch with a sparkly Frozen sticker (sparkles don't show up in the image) from a sticker pack which I got in a fish extender exchange on a Disney cruise.
Immediately after my run I began to feel ill and came down with a stomach bug that had me in bed so we'll see how many runs I get in this week.
Thanks! I'm hoping I will. Stomach bugs are the worst. On the upside I lost 9lbs. That will make me faster, right?Good first blind run! Don't get to hung up on the results. Like other aspects in running the skill just needs to be honed in on.
Feel better!
I wish I could run 3 miles in 13:38 though that would be crazy. I'm currently using @DopeyBadger's training plan so I run whatever the PDF says to run that day. The whole idea of the training plan is to have a set schedule to follow that includes meaningful runs such as tempo or speed work that will prepare you for an upcoming race or just to improve. DopeyBadger plans follow the "train slow to get fast" school of thought in which there is a lot of #science on why people improve more when running in certain heart rate zones, etc, etc. There's a whole bunch of DopeyBadgerisms on his page. The way I usually track my pace though is by feel (a work in progress) and by using my Garmin to tell me what my pace is.I totally misread your post and thought that 13:38 was the time you took to do the 3 miles! I see now, you have a pace chart for each run. I seem to have two speeds, on or off so can I ask, what's the thinking behind this. andhow do you work out your pace?
Oh and hope you feel better soon
Cheers
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I'm feeling better! I may even be able to eat more than bland pasta, soup, and mashed potatoes tonight. I'm thinking baked chicken. I lost an entire week of running and don't think I'll be able to do my 10 miler on Sunday but I may get a few miles in.Sorry to hear about your stomach bug! I hope you are feeling better now.
In the coming weekend I have a mock tri on Sunday which will feature a 2mi run. @DopeyBadger should I get my 6 miles on the plan on Sat or shorten it to accommodate running on Sunday?
Okay. I feel like it's going to be on the easier side since I'm getting off of a swim and a 10 mile bike ride. It's not timed so I don't feel like I have to push it. If plans change in advance I'll be sure to drop down to EB. Thanks!How hard are you going to run the mock 2 miler? If easy, then stick with 6 miles. If hard, then 5 mi at EB on Saturday.