So I'm going to be bold and go ahead and say it......my best long run ever! When I got out of bed the temp was 7 (up from the overnight low of 0), so I waited to run until 1 when it was a sunny 20 degrees. I went in shorts, but dressed warm elsewhere. My goal pace was as close to 6 minute miles as possible, but I figured it would be closer to 6:10-6:15. From my house I headed straight north through the farmlands and backroads, thinking that there wouldn't be much traffic and I could stay off the snowy shoulders. Thankfully, traffic was minimal and the roads were dry once I left the main part of town. My first mile was 6:17 and second was 6:04. At this point I was pretty happy because I felt like I was jogging, maybe going just under 7 minute miles. A run has never felt so easy, so I was loving it. I just kept this pace on the pancake-flat course, out 7.5 miles and back on the same route. I normally wouldn't do this for a long run, but I've got to put in my splits because I was pleased with how even they were over 15 miles. Here they are: Split
| Total
| | 6:17 | 6:17 | | 6:04 | 12:21 | | 5:53 | 18:15 | | 5:58 | 24:14 | | 6:00 | 30:14 | | 5:55 | 36:10 | | 5:59 | 42:09 | | 5:55 | 48:05 | | 5:58 | 54:03 | | 5:53 | 59:56 | | 5:56 | 1:05:52 | | 5:51 | 1:11:44 | | 5:52 | 1:17:36 | | 5:52 | 1:23:29 | | 5:58 | 1:29:28 |
Total Time: 1:29:28
Pace: 5:58
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