I went out with H.R. at six a.m. It was dark and cloudy outside with intermittent rain. We ran out toward Como Park, stretching after three miles. We then ran through Como Park to Como Lake and around the lake. H.R. had never run more than about six miles, I think, so it was cool to see him get it done. The entire run felt fine, except that I couldn't find my hydration belt and hadn't set out any fluid. Ten miles is probably my upper limit for running without drinking anything. So by the end of this run, I was not ready to head right back out for another 6 or more miles as I had originally planned. Oh well. I didn't track the splits perfectly because I don't know how far a mile is once we're at the park. Our runs out to the park and back from the park to the complex were around 9:20 a mile. I think we were a bit slower than that inside the park. So I'm putting 9 miles as the distance even though I am not 100% sure. So there wasn't a great lot of running this week, but I felt pretty good during the runs. I feel as though I am legitimately "in shape," with some kind of base from which to train more. That said, this is relative to my former lack of fitness eight or so months ago. |