Imperfect 10 - But it's DONE

Got it done this morning.

Mile 1 - 14:24
Mile 2 - 15:21
Mile 3 - 15:10
Mile 4 - 14:05
Mile 5 - 14:37 (legs/glutes started getting sore)
Mile 6 - 14:03 (H20/Gu break)
Mile 7 - 13:55
Mile 8 -13:31
Mile 9 - 13:57 (started R5/W1)
Mile 10 - 13:48 (started R3/W1)

10 miles
2:22:57 (14:17/mile)
Temp: 37 up to 47; Humidity: 77% down to 57%

10 miles is far. 13.1 is even farther. 2 weeks and a trip to Disney separate me and the Philly HM. It will be interesting...

Had to Break it up to Shake it up - 10 miles

I feel so lame reporting on my "10 miler" today.

I had to break it into two parts. It got late on my morning long run, so at 6.29 miles, I had to head home to take the kids to their Saturday activities.

I felt GREAT at the end of the 6.29 and was irked (at myself) that I had started so late to make me have to cut the 10 miler short. But I resolved to "finish" the run when we got back a few hours later at the 2 year old's naptime.

And finish it I did. So here is how it happened.

Total: 10 miles, 2:08:57 (12:54/mile)

Long Run Part I: 7:15 am
6.29 miles
1:22:23 (13:05/mile)
Temp 39 Humidity: 93%

Long Run Part II: 1:00 pm
3.71 miles
46:34 (12:33/mile)

I am *sure* this is not as beneficial as one long Long Run, but I had two extremely decent runs (the longer of which was in 93% humidity and I felt FINE--again, hydrated a lot yesterday to prepare) and felt good after both of them. Like I could have gone on if I had to. Was glad I didn't have to, but could have, you know?

I'll try to do the mile breakdown anyway:

Long Run Part I: 7:15 am
Mile 1 - 13:13
Mile 2 - 13:41
Mile 3 - 13:37
Mile 4 - 13:46 (get the mantra started, Girl!!!!)
Mile 5 - 12:31 (potty break and Gu this mile, I knew I was going faster, God Bless Gu)
Mile 6 - 12:15
.29 of Mile 7 - 3:19 (11:29/mile)

Long Run Part II: 1:00 pm
Mile 8 - 12:31
Mile 9 - 12:25
Mile 10 - 12:46 (maybe I was starting to feel it here a little...)
.71 of Mile 7 - 8:50 (12:27/mile)

All in all, it was either split the long run or fail to finish it. And while success didn't happen quite as I would have liked today, failure was not an option, I was getting this run done.

I am a 10 Miler!

I ran today with members of a large Jersey run club that will be hosting (or at least playing a big role in) next month's NJ Marathon. What a great bunch of folks, they stayed with me, constantly checked in with me if they were going too fast for me (yes, they were a few times), if anything hurt me (mostly good), and vowed to not leave me behind. They are all running the full, I was the lone prospective HMer in the group of 5. I stuck mainly with one gal who also preferred the back of the pack, she was terrific for me, they all were, really! These people didn't know me from Adam, and yet they took me in, told me I looked like I could go the whole 13.1 they were planning, and just really "Buil[t] Me Up" (in the words of Josh Groban:-))

I bailed on them at 8.75 miles and doubled back to my car along the Long Branch boardwalk, what a lovely day (started the run at 32 degrees, at the end of the 2 1/2 hrs (after the water stops and press photo--more on that later) it was 45, GAWGEOUS, as we say in Jersey.

At mile 6 water stop (coolers set up in front of several houses on the route, so well organized!), a guy drove up and said he was from a local newspaper and could he take out picture. Yes, my first run with other humans EVER, I'm not even a member of this club, and my photo will be in the paper with them:-)

So here are the stats:
10.0 miles
2:01:29 (12:08/mile)

Do you BELIEVE that pace??? These people definitely pushed me, AND I did not Gallowalk this go 'round. Just ran. Walked once or twice for a min or two early on because they set out too fast for me, but that is all the walking I did.

The lack of regular walk breaks probably explains my sciatic nerve barking at me for a lot of the run. It really hurt at the end. But I'll take it easy for today & tomorrow.

Here is the breakdown:
Mile 1: 10:50 (way too fast)
Mile 2: 11:14 (still too fast)
Mile 3: 12:48 (got a little lightheaded here, walked a bit)
Mile 4: 11:58
Mile 5: 12:13
Mile 6: 12:25 (had to walk a min or two to start up after the photo op)
Mile 7: 12:12
Mile 8: 12:11 (one negative split, woo hoo)
Mile 9: 13:10 (did these last 2 miles by myself, boo hoo)
Mile 10: 12:43 (very sore at this point--are we there yet?)

Stamina-wise, I felt good; pain-wise, my sciatic thingy was really hurting at the end, so I was glad to be done. I survived, I loved running with this nice bunch of folks. I am definitely sore now, but I hope this helped my mileage building, and I'll be glad to look for some new friends on HM day.