9 Miles in the Sauna

Workout

August 16, Sunday
8:20 a.m. ET
Warm up: .5 mile walk
Distance: 9 miles
Duration: 1:38:48
Pace ave: 10:58
HR ave 163, max 186
Cool down: .6 mile walk
@start: 75, 90%, fair, E@8
@end: 85, 72%, sunny, SE@12
Shoes: Yellow Pegasus

2.25 mile laps

1: 24:56.6 145 159

2: 24:39.4 161 174

3: 24:50.0 169 176

4: 24:22.9 176 186

I finally got around to planning my long runs for the Evansville Half Marathon. I really needed to do 9 today, so I did. Would that I were like that with most other things! Anyway, the run was pretty good aside from my back being uncomfortable the entire way after about a mile. I was definitely feeling a bit tired at the end, but it was pretty warm by then, too. Sucked down a Gu packet at the end of the second lap.

I ran all four laps at a bit more even pace than the last time I did this run. The last time, I ran the first three evenly in 26:00, 25:59, 25:30, ending with a 24:18.

Was really nice to be running again!