It's hard to believe the Lincolnwood Turkey Trot 10k is only six days away. Yesterday, the day got away from me with projects, and I missed my long run. However, it was probably a good thing that I missed it as I was tired all day even without doing my run. Maybe I should consider doing long runs every other Sunday instead of every Sunday? Rest is so key. Today I came to the realization that it's more important to ensure my legs are "fresh" for the 10k - my endurance will be whatever it will be.
I need to trust my race instincts will help me modulate my pace on race day. It doesn't matter if my pace is 10:00/mile or 8:00/mile. I just want to run a strong race all the way through.
In any case, it was 28 degrees and clear this morning, so I headed out to do five miles. I was able to run most of it, with only a couple of walk breaks. One of which was to take in this view from Belmont.
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I think I'll do one more run on Wednesday and then rest until Sunday.
Yesterday, I did a trail run with another woman; I've been doing run/walk intervals but instead she paced me to a sub-11m/m 5 1/2 mile run. I felt like I won a race, lol! Just like you said, I didn't care about pace, I wanted a strong run. I got one. You will too! Good luck on Sunday!
ReplyDeleteThose are some speedy run/walk intervals! Yes strong runs (and run/walks) are much preferable to poorly paced runs! Thanks Wendy!
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