i was practically riding on air after my 8 mile run today. last week, i ran my 8 miles on the treadmill in 1:43. the last mile and a half sucked and i was hot and sweaty by the end. this week, i ran the 2 mile loop around the lake 4 times and finished in 1:26. i finished strong and felt light and cool nearly the entire run.
but when i looked at my splits, i knew something was amiss. check 'em out:
1: 11:45
2: 10:52
3: 12:07
4: 10:01
(walk and gu)
5: 12:44
6: 9:40
7: 11:08
8: 8:20
obviously, the trail is mismarked. god damned rangers!! the odd numbered miles make sense, but the even numbered miles, uh, not so much. i felt so so so good after my run and now i feel totally robbed!! i checked google pedometer and it looks like the entire loop is only 1.82 miles, which means i only ran about 7.3 miles.
but even so, at the pace i was running, i'm estimating that it would have really taken me 1:34 to finish the 8 miles and that is 9 minutes faster than last week. not only that, i finished STRONG this week, with my splits getting faster. my ability to push through fatigue in the later miles is one of the things that impresses me most about my running. it's one way that my impatience pays off, i think.
so now i know to have to tack on a little more to each loop the next time i run it if i want it to be an even 2 miles.
2 comments:
I don't know if this will help with a trail, but there's a website called www.gmap-pedometer.com, which maps out a course for you anywhere in the U.S. and tells you how many miles it is from one point to the next.
Even though the trail was shorter than you thought, it still looks like you did a wonderful job! I would be pissed though too. :)
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