Saturday, July 18, 2015

Nike+ 1/2 Marathon Coaching: Week One, Day Six


Last day of the first "easy" week of training. We were signed up for a Dirty Spokes trail run this morning, which was fortuitously a four mile run. It was not a particularly easy run though, two miles up to the top and quite a bit of elevation change.

I ran/walked the first two miles up to the top, but was able to run the last two miles (mostly) down. Since it took me 59 minutes, I suppose the Nike+ Coach would probably categorize that as "taking it slow". (As an aside, I ran this same race last year four minutes faster. It was pouring rain last year and a lot cooler though.)

This morning was also the last in an eight run trail series put on by Dirty Spokes. Because I participated in seven of the eight runs, I came in second in my age group for the series long course. There were only two of us who even qualified, so it isn't any type of proof of my running skills. Mostly it's just a testament to the power of showing up.

I almost had her convinced to open up that bottle on the spot.

(I ran today in a plain black Nuu-MuuCW-X Conditioning Wear Women's Performx Shorts, Injinji toe socks and Altra Superior 1.5 Trail Running Shoes.)

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