My blog had become just a place to write down some random statistics about my workouts. So, I took some time off. Now, I feel pretty refreshed and all. Here is a recap of the past week:
Did a lot of 20 mile days. Had a 20 miler on Sunday, 20 miles on Tuesday, 10 on Wednesday, 20 on Thursday, and 20 on Friday. Took off Saturday and Sunday so that I could be fresh for my last long run until the 44 miler in about two weeks. Ran 30 this morning. Here is wrote in my log about the run:
A great long run! So much better than the 25 miler two weeks ago. On that run, I slogged through the last 5 miles at 9:20 pace...on today's run, I felt pretty good up until mile 25, and the last 5 were not too bad, probably at 8:30 pace. Feet started hurting a little bit during those last few miles. Must have been the pavement (18 of the 30 miles were on cement). The wind was out of control too! It blew at a constant 30+ miles per hour, gusting to 50! It helped sometimes, though, like on mile 17, when I ran a 6:30 mile. Wow! Haven't ran that fast in a while! Total time was 4:14:00. A very satisfying run!
When I got done with the run, there was a rabid dog lurking around the house, so I had to hide behind a small pine tree for a couple seconds, then sprint to the truck when the dog saw me. It started chasing me, as I thought it would. Had to jump into the back of the truck! Found a small club of about 12 inches in case I needed to defend myself, like if the dog jumped in the back of the truck with me. Fortunately, it got scared of me and the club, so it slunk away, defeated. What a strange way to end a 30 mile run!
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3 comments:
So THAT'S where you've been. Wow, a lot of miles have passed since your last entry!
30 miles in 4:14 in high winds. Now, that's excellently ultra! And still had the energy to fend off the rabid dog. The energy and the club.
That is a weird way to end the run. Would you have clubbed it if it had jumped into the back of the truck?
Those are some serious long runs you're putting in. Fantastic work. You are a beast!
The energy and the club. Charles is the Energy Club.
Was it rabid for real? Did it quiver? It didn't shake did it?
Wow! you're running a lot. I'm lacking in that department. You can help.
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