After running the Wounded Veteran Run on Monday, I took the week off from running to recover. I have read that one should take off one day for each mile "raced" which means that after a 10K, I should rest six days. As such, I rested until Saturday.
Saturday I went out for my longest run of a year. I planned 65 minutes and hoped to complete 7.22 miles (a 9:00 per mile pace). Saturday was the hottest day in the past month (and quite possibly the hottest day so far this year), and the heat definitely played a role in my run. Additionally, I decided to take on the hardest segment of what I use to do for my long weekend runs (which I have named "the hill that kills my will" - a two plus mile segment of climbing which is followed by a sharp downhill which requires effort to keep stable). Both of these factored into my inability to hit my target. I completed 7.1 miles in the 65 minutes (a 9:10 per mile pace). Regardless, I consider it a successful run and was happy with my performance.
This week my plan is to do 35 minute weekday runs (should be close to 4 miles each) and a 70 minute long run (targeting 7.77 miles).
I don't have any races targeted for my next race. Now that it's getting warmer, I probably won't sign up for anything until the week of the race just to make sure that the forecast seems like it's going to be agreeable. If the weather seems ok, I'll probably take on the Elk Grove Run for Hunger at the end of June. Weather will also decide if I go 5K or 10K. I'd prefer to do the 10K.
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