Post by wvrunner on Oct 23, 2006 9:23:10 GMT -5
Yesterday was the final LONG run in my training for Richmond. Pulling into the parking lot and not having Rob or Jaron waiting(I'm always late) made it even mentally tougher. The plan was 22 miles on the canal at a comfortable pace. At 10 miles I felt good and decided to go to the 11.5 and get a little closer to marathon distance. The canal was desolate, I only saw three people and no runners the whole time. I was 66:05 at ten and 1:15:42 at halfway. Felt good on the way back and just maintained a comfortable pace. I hit the last 11.5 in 1:13:34 and felt good. 2:29:16 for 23 (6:29 pace) on a day I really didn't want to run long. It goes to show you that confidence is everything in running. I had a terrible week last week, I was sick, my kids were sick and my training was messed up. Hopefuly this run will get my confidence back to where it needs to be. 19 days to Richmond.
