Yesterday, night and morning rains made Shubie Canal waters run fast – but not me – I ran slow. Skipped out on the group session because the rain was torrential in the morning. I know, I know – that’s so weak and soft, but don’t worry, I was appropriately punished.
I waited for the rain to stop, and when it did around noon, I headed out to Lake Banook to run milers back and forth along the trail. The mists were rising thick off the lake. The air was mild. Perfect conditions.
The schedule said V02 max stuff for Saturday, so I decided to do 3 x 1mile at 5k pace or a bit better. I was hoping for 5:20/mile (3:20/km), but according to my Garmin, I wasn’t even close: 5:40, 5:25, 5:40. Nasty. The really scary part is that the pace felt fast. I wasn’t struggling, but it felt fast.
It wasn’t.
There are 4 weeks until the Lung Run 5k. I thought I was going to crank out a PB, but if I’m working just to get 3:31/km (5:40/mile), then there’s no way. Not even close. My current PB pace is 3:24/km. I guess I just haven’t been training hard enough. I’ve put in lots of miles, but my fast workouts haven’t been fast enough.
Today, I’m looking for 23k from my long run – nice and easy under the spring sun. It'll be my first 100k week in a month.
Spent this morning reading the news. There’s a lot going on in the world right now. I’m grateful to be able to run and celebrate life.
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