The run started out pretty well. There are these 2 girls (who knows, they might be older than me) who I play leap frog with quite a bit. Now, usually this wouldn't bother me, but I find one of the girls quite annoying. Why? I'm pretty sure she's making smart remarks every time I pass her and she passes me. Which, btw, one of my friends told me that they do the same thing to her and she over heard them say "Jump complete" when they passed her. How rude. But, I digress... Anyhow, I was determined not to let these girls beat me in the end. I wanted to get past them and stay that way. So, I did my usual 4 & 1 routine and pushed up the hills even though I wanted to stop. All in all, I was feeling pretty good and somehow kept the leap frog girls at bay.
I think the running gods were in my favor. I could breathe pretty well, my legs weren't all that tired, I wasn't being a negative nancy, and my iPod was playing the "right" songs. I was running so well that I didn't even look to see what my pace was at mile 1. To be honest, I forgot. That never happens. I'm obsessed with numbers. So, when I made it to mile 2 and heard my Garmin beep, I looked down to see that I was in the 23 minute range. Holy cow. That hasn't happened ever. Never ever. I think I probably jumped a little when I saw that. So, after that, I was determined to keep doing well. I kept pushing up the hills.
I began getting tired at mile 5, but I knew I had just one more mile to go. My pace had slipped some, but it was still pretty decent for me. And those girls? No where to be found. Ha! Needless to say, I had a great run.. and here's the proof:
Take note of that overall pace. That is the fastest pace I've ever kept for such a long period of time. I think I've kept this pace for 2 miles before, but never 6 miles!! So, ladies, if this wasn't some fluke, I could potentially meet my goal of 2:45 for the Half! But, I'm trying not to get my hopes up. Right now, I just want to make it to the race, injury free. How's that going? Well, I had a very slight pain in my shin and a sharp pain in my foot at the very end of the run. So, I made sure to ice a lot on Saturday and then on Sunday as well. I took yesterday off from running. I was suppose to do 3 miles, but decided not to chance it just yet. I'm also doubling up on my calcium (and vitamin D) and tomorrow I'm going for a new pair of Asics. Which, btw, it saddens me that I can no longer find my GT-2130's and will have to upgrade to the GT-2140's. But, I'll live.
Let's hope that tonights 4.5 miles goes just as well!
12 comments:
You are doing so well, so proud of you!!
Yay, great job! Have you ever tried getting shoes at Easy Runner? The people are awesome there. And I HATE LEAP FROG GIRLS haha... I actually tripped between two of them at River City! Arggh.
Very nice run, Shannon! You showed those leap froggers. :)
Oh Girl...I'm just tired thinking about it =)
You are such an inspiration Shannon! I would love to run the way you do. Maybe someday I'll get into it ;)
<3 Bon
You are doing so well, and definitely getting faster. Congrats on a great run! I love pizza as my pre-long run food.
nice job on the run!! those girls definitely sound annoying (and immature). in races i have goals to pass people, sure, but i would never announce it - they are pushing themselves too!
Nothing like a little competition to put you in the next gear. Great job on pushing yourself just a tad and feeling so good about your run.
You just keep doing better and better. Good job!
You are incredible chica! I am NOT a runner! I just don't have the willpower like you do! I admire ya! Keep it up!
Running after Pizza? I think you might be a little crazay!
Great job on the 6 miles! That's the greatest motivation for me to compare my current speed to what I was doing a while back. It's so nice to see improvements and totally validates your training and hard work. HM here you come!! :)
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