Yesterday’s run went great! We decided to step up the effort level a bit from the easy normal long run pace to see how a half marathon in training might compare to my half marathon last year. It was a great morning to run harder than normal because it was a nice temperature. In fact, before we started running I was almost chilly in my shorts and tank top.
We ran on the Capitol Crescent trail. This trail has a gradual incline so most of the first half of the run was uphill and most of the second half was downhill. It was shady and really a nice run. On our way out we ran around 9:45 minute miles (uphill) and on the way back 9:30 minute miles (downhill mostly). I’ll admit the last mile and a half I was definitely starting to feel it, and to make it worse there were several short hills in the last mile. But, I felt better and ran faster with less effort than my half last year. So that is really great! This pace was faster than what I need for my marathon goal and was a nice confidence booster.
Also we got to run through VA, DC, and MD so that was fun J
I’m starting to look forward to taking on the longer runs that are coming up. Next week is a step back week though with a long run of only 10 miles. The extra exciting thing about next week’s long run is that I will be running it with Bennett! Max and Megan have a race, and Bennett has built up his mileage so much on his own that he can run with me.
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