Rainy Start
Running in hot, humid weather is never fun, but on Sunday I finally caught a break and ran in the rain and it was fantastic. It was a tremendous feeling to be able to run and get the cooling effect from the rain. It reminded me of the conditions I ran my marathon PR in. On my way back from Oak Street Beach, I stopped off at Fleet Feet in Old Town to pick up my race packet for my 5k on Thursday. Also, on my way back my Garmin battery gave out at mile 10 and I decided that I needed to order a new GPS when I got home. It will take me longer than one hour to run a marathon, which is how long a charge it holds.
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| At my turnaround near Oak Street Beach in the rain |
Total Miles: 13.58 @ 7:45 + 5 mile recovery later that afternoon
Track Work Thursday:
Oktoberfest 5k. This was my track work for the week. It isn't the typical six miles, but the effort was greater, and I ran faster, so I'll take it.
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| Near the finish of the Oktoberfest 5k (src) |
3.14 miles @ 6:20/mile.
Friday: New Garmin 310xt arrived. I like that it can upolad data to my computer wirelessly, has a longer battery life and seems to acquire satellites much faster. Oh yeah, and it's slightly smaller.
Summary
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| Left: My old Garmin 305 with a white eraser for a button Right: My new Garmin 310xt |
This was likely my highest training mileage of this cycle as my taper starts in just 1.5 weeks and the marathon is 1.5 weeks after that. I am feeling really good right now. Just have to keep this going for a little bit longer!
Week #6 Total: 60.3 miles
Average Pace: 7:43
Other Training: 4 strength workouts and 1 yoga session
Six weeks down, three to go!
Week #6 Total: 60.3 miles
Average Pace: 7:43
Other Training: 4 strength workouts and 1 yoga session
Six weeks down, three to go!
