Catching Up

I know I have not been very good about blogging after every run, so once again I am playing catch up. Here is a summary of my runs since last Wednesday:

Wednesday, November 10---10 miles---Today's run went better than I expected. My goal when I set out was 10 miles at a 10 minute a mile pace, so I would finish in 100 minutes. Sounded good to me, but I guess once I got going my body decided differently. I will definitely take 96-ish minutes though! :) Definitely a new PR for 10 miles! I wore a long-sleeve shirt, but between miles 6 and 7, I wished I would have worn a short-sleeve shirt as it was a little warmer out today than it had been the last couple of days. Although, once I was doing my cool down walk I was glad to have the long-sleeves on. Beautiful day for a long run and really enjoyed being out in the fresh air. Here are my splits for today's run:

Mile 1: 9:54:48
Mile 2: 9:47:03
Mile 3: 9:44:79
Mile 4: 9:55:63
Mile 5: 10:01:14
Mile 6: 9:36:05
Mile 7: 9:33:36
Mile 8: 9:37:50
Mile 9: 9:38:46
Mile 10: 9:10:67

Total time: 1:36:59---which is a 9:41 pace!

Can you tell where that hill I really dislike is? :) Oh, and not sure how I finished that strong. I think I just wanted to be done! Ha, ha!

Then a 15 minute cool down walk home, which was just under a mile.

Total time for workout today: 1:52:00

Thursday, November 11---4 miles----Today's run was faster than I was expecting, considering I ran 10 miles yesterday. The plan was to run these 4 miles pretty slow, and I ended up setting a new PR. :) The weather was beautiful once again, and I just felt really good. I am finding it very hard to stay too much slower, but I guess if I feel alright I should just go with it, right?! Have I said that I LOVE running, yet? Well, I do! I don't know how I never ran before! Great run today! Finished today's run with a 9:26 pace!

Friday, November 12---3 miles---After driving 7 plus hours to New York to my parent's house, I still got in a short 3 mile run. I really expected it to be at least a 10 minute a mile pace because I was tired, and I have also ran every day this week. This is the first time I have ever ran 5 days in a row and considering that, I am happy with today's run. The elevation is a lot different here than back in Maryland, but the weather was just as nice, which I was happy about. In November, in New York, you can't really ask for much better weather! :) It was a nice quite country run, except for the occasional horse and buggy. It was nice not to have to worry about getting hit crossing the street for once. Overall, a really good run! Tomorrow is a much need rest day! Finished today's run with a 9:33 pace!

Saturday, November 13 and Sunday, November 14 were rest days this week!

Thanks for reading!