80 Minutes

After my disappointing breakdown last weekend, I knew I needed to repeat my distances from last week and hopefully make it through the long run on Saturday. The weekday runs were relatively "easy": for both I completed 4.5 miles in the 40 minute run. I did then on my regular schedule of Monday and Wednesday, so I went into my Saturday run with my normal rest.

For Saturday, I started around 9:30 as normal. It was warm, but I think it was a bit cooler than last Saturday. I felt good as I was going, and there was no mental message of stopping. I felt pretty good after making it through the bulk of the hills and felt myself recharging during a slight downslope. In the end, I completed my 80 minutes of running and covered 8.65 miles for an average pace of roughly 9:15 per mile. I'd like to get that average pace down to 9 minutes per mile, but that's going to take time. I think this pace (especially considering the hills) is respectable.

I'll bump up my weekday runs to either 43 or 45 minutes for this coming week and will target 85 minutes for the weekend run (unless I decide to run the Elk Grove Run for Hunger. I'm still undecided on that most likely my decision will come down to the forecasted weather for Saturday.