I had my 8 mile long run a couple weekends ago. ... And now I forget what notes I had for that one...
Last weekend was the 9 mile long run. That was cool. Literally cold. About 10F with a good wind chill. Found out that it's about 4.5 miles the long way to the Caboose motel, I looped up the next road. On the long downhill section, I found that about half an hour is the limit at that temp before the uninsulated camelbak starts freezing up, but thankfully it cleared out.
And after about an hour, the honey energy bar I had was hard enough to hurt my teeth when I tried to bite off a piece.
But a good run!
Tuesday was a 5 mile run. I might have moved it a day, but it was on the schedule and it had been 2 days without running, so it had to be done! Despite the fact that it was -10F and wind chill of at least -30F. Despite that, it wasn't that bad of a run. Worst part was leaving the Balaclava up to protect my nose. It seems to get saturated with breath/water or what not and then freeze. And with nothing to prop it outwards, it would suck up tight against my mouth, making it rather difficult to breathe. Holding it out with my fingers made all the difference.
But still, the run felt good and was down to about 12 min miles and I could feel I wasn't stopping to walk as much as I have been.
Also was awesome to finally get the pretty frosted eyelashes I've seen other cold weather runners post!
And today... It had warmed up nicely to like 15f! and the wind wasn't much there!
Best of all? It seems my speed/endurance may finally be returning!
Tuesday was good and faster at 5 miles.
Today went farther, up to 6 miles, and I dropped my time down about another minute per mile. This would be really nice if it was coming back. It has been about a month since I gave blood and about the same time I left the nice flat paved paths of Shawmut for the hilly seasonal roads around home. But I've been trying not to worry about that since I know the hills are having an impact, and I've still been increasing mileage. We're hitting double digits in a couple weeks! And even the weekday stuff is getting long, 6 miles before work! Sheesh!
Already trying to figure out my scheduling with the training vs races (I don't have them set just right for starting, ending and like my 10K is telling me to taper off weeks early, so I think I'll jump up to the half marathon training early, not sure about tapering or not... Gets complicated!
And I'm gonna have to get faster to be able to get all these runs in before work!
Looking forward to the weekend, Saturday might be closer to 50F and only 3 miles. Maybe I can get in something quick again! And not need 20 minutes to get suited up for the run! We'll see.
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