a lot has happened since friday. i ran a 5k in erin saturday morning. i was nervous about the race, since i had been talking to a little smack to cousin Todd. looks like i was the one who got smacked. he beat me pretty good in the 5k. however, i did run my fastest 5k to date at 27:50. i knew i started out a little too fast and couldn't keep my pace up, but i still finished in pretty good time. i did not push at the end, or i could have finished a little faster, but i knew i was going to run 11 miles yesterday so i didn't want to kill myself. here are my splits for the 5k:
.5= 3:47 (way too fast)
1.0= 8:04 4:17 (still too fast)
1.5= 12:35 4:31
2.0= 17:25 4:49
2.5= 22:10 4:45
3.0= 26:52 4:42
3.1= 27:50 0:58
i was pretty happy with my time. i was hoping i could average a pace of 8:30, a little behind that but still my fastest of this year and maybe of my life.
yesterday, i ran 11 miles and my calves and shins were paying for my starting pace at the 5k. they hurt off and on all during the run. about mile 3 i could also feel blisters forming on both insteps. they hurt until about mile 9, then i think i just forgot about them. otherwise, i felt really good during the run, until mile 9.5. at that point i hit the wall. i was still able to finish the run, but it was tough, then i felt pretty bad for about 2 hours after the run. i think i might have pushed this run a little too much, but i really didn't feel like i was pushing it until the end. i could sure tell it was cooler yesterday than it had been. i usually drink about 10oz for every 4 miles. however, on this 11 mile run i only drank 15oz total. the decrease in sugar intake might have been why i hit the wall. as soon as i got home i drank about 30oz of gatorade, and another 30oz of grape juice. when i felt a little better, i took a shower, i know i should have taken a cool shower, but it felt much better the hotter it was. at the end i did turn it to cold just to cool down a bit. maybe the cooler temps were the reason for my increased pace too, i'd like to think it was due to my training, but i think it had to be more than that. this 11 mile run was faster than all 3 ten mile runs i have ran this summer. here are the slits:
.5= 4:59
1.0= 10:06 5:07
1.5= 15:20 5:14
2.0= 20:38 5:17
2.5= 26:02 5:24
3.0= 31:20 5:17
3.5= 36:27 5:07
4.0= 41:34 5:07
4.5= 46:48 5:14
5.0= 52:06 5:17
5.5= 57:17 5:10
6.0= 62:10 4:52
6.5= 67:24 5:14
7.0= 72:45 5:21
7.5= 78:06 5:21
8.0= 83:45 5:39
8.5= 89:14 5:28
9.0= 94:32 5:17
9.5= 99:57 5:24
10.0= 105:29 5:32
10.5= 111:15 5:46
11.0= 116:46 5:31
i think that gives me a pace of 10:37. pretty good, when you look at my other paces for my long runs this year. today my calves are a little sore and my feet are blistered, other than that i really feel good.
i got up this morning and went deer hunting. bow season opened 2 days ago, and i hadn't been hunting yet. it was pretty slow until 7:30am, then i heard some deer behind me. i turned and saw 4 different bucks. the last one up the hill started fighting with all the others. when he was about to walk into my shooting lane, an 8 point walked within 5 yards and looked right up at me in the tree. luckily the 10 point fought with another buck until the 8 point decided i wasn't any harm and walked off. then the 10 point stepped into my shooting lane and i shot him at about 20 yards. he fell within sight.
i had a great weekend. hope everyone else had the same.
thought of the day: sometimes preparation will get you where you want to go, sometimes, preparation means just being in the right place, just make sure the place is the right place.
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