Quick entry today.
Back on the road for the first time in a week and a half.
Everything felt about as good as it’s ever going to, so no need to dwell on
that. My goal was simply to get back out there and see what I could do, how I
felt. No major worries about pace, and the nice thing about my route is that
there are a number of opportunities to cut it short and head for home -- so I
figured I’d get out to the water and then up the big hill, which would be a
little more than a mile, then decide how far to go.
The answer was that I felt good. So I continued along my 5K
route -- until I hit the lowest-lying area on the run, and it was covered with
water. WTF? It hasn’t rained in what, a week? I don’t think the tides are
running especially high, so I couldn’t figure that one out. Oh well -- had to
alter my route to get home. Not as scenic, but the uphill climb is less gradual,
so it actually was a better challenge.
It might have been all the rest, but even past three miles I
still felt very good, so I tacked a little extra on. And the last couple tenths,
I put it into high gear. When it was all done, 3.67 miles (at least according to
MapMyRun) at a 9:17 average pace. And
I still had plenty in the tank.
I haven’t mentioned yet that I ran with my partner today. She
kept up very well.
Total miles since starting the blog: 46.2
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