Post by frojoe23 on Sept 23, 2008 7:36:49 GMT -5
Been a while since I put any training up on this board, but last night I went down the Rail/Trail from Frostburg to Cumberland. It is 17 miles from my house. I started at 3 PM. It was warm, but actually wasn't that bad - a very nice day. I had to make the usual pit stop at Woodthingy Hollow. From there, I decided to try and nail the last 9 miles because I was running a little behind.
I had 55 minutes to catch my ride at the Canal, so what started out as me trying to make it to the Canal on time turned into a very nice tempo run. I didn't hit my watch for splits every mile, but the first two were 5:50-5:55. Then things started rolling. I know I hit from 7 to 6 in 5:31, then 6 to 5 in 5:24 while I was waiting for a hay wagon to get out of my way at Cash Valley. Right after 5, I decided to cool it and coast, but somehow that mile passed under 5:30 as well. So now, it was on and I thought I'd try and finish it out strong.
So the final total for the last 9 miles was 50:58 (5:39 pace), faster than I ran through 9 miles the day before at the Triathlon. It felt pretty comfortable, and had to be one of the best efforts that I have had this year. It was just what I needed to get my confidence up after having it dashed the day before.
I had 55 minutes to catch my ride at the Canal, so what started out as me trying to make it to the Canal on time turned into a very nice tempo run. I didn't hit my watch for splits every mile, but the first two were 5:50-5:55. Then things started rolling. I know I hit from 7 to 6 in 5:31, then 6 to 5 in 5:24 while I was waiting for a hay wagon to get out of my way at Cash Valley. Right after 5, I decided to cool it and coast, but somehow that mile passed under 5:30 as well. So now, it was on and I thought I'd try and finish it out strong.
So the final total for the last 9 miles was 50:58 (5:39 pace), faster than I ran through 9 miles the day before at the Triathlon. It felt pretty comfortable, and had to be one of the best efforts that I have had this year. It was just what I needed to get my confidence up after having it dashed the day before.