Thursday, April 10, 2008

Tuesday plus Thursday equals 50

I ran 33km on Tuesday and 17km today, so that is my 50. Wow. Today I wasn't feeling all that shit hot but I was determined to get out there. The weather was great, a bit windy but not that cold death wind from two months ago, it was about 12C and the wind was out of the south so it was pleasant. Mostly sunny. I picked a route I haven't run for a while and headed out. I intended this to be a sort of tempo run, going out and holding pace as long as I could without blowing up. I kept about the same pace for 13km, at or just under 5 min km's. The hills in the last few km's slowed my pace a bit but I brought it home quick. My right foot is still tender from Tuesday but not so much so that it is a worry. I felt very comfortable the whole way round today, never got out of myself. My time for 50k is currently 4:24, so I estimate that my finish time at the race will be 4:42 to 4:48. Good run today, very happy indeed. 1:25:10 ~ 17.1km, 5:00 per km.

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