We didn't get the 1 to 2 inch snow as predicted. I waited until about noon for the weather to warm up. I started out at 11:45 and it was 34 degrees. The strong wind made it much cooler. The wind was blowing so hard at times it took all I had to keep moving forward. The temperature reached 38 degrees and was at 36 when I finished.
I fought to keep my pace under 10:00. I knew with my 4 mile failures that it would not be easy to do so on this long run. It looked bad from the beginning. Mile 1 was okay at 9:29, but Miles 2 and 3 were a different story - 10:10 and 10:14. Miles 4 through 6 were pretty good - 9:45, 9:22, and 9:32. Miles 7 and 8 slipped - 10:00 and 10:42. Luckily, I was still under 10:00 with 1:19:15. Then out of nowhere came Mile 9 in at 8:52. Sad thing is that it was my only mile under 9:00. Mile 10 was at 9:31. Mile 11 was 10:04. I tried to push myself on the last mile and Mile 12 was at 9:02. My total time was 1:56:44 for a pace of 9:44. Mile 9 was a great help.
My heart rates: 160 avg, 180 max, 58 rest. Recovery 180 to 120. As you can see, my max and recovery from are the same number, that's because I only pushed on the last mile.
and once again you pulverize me.
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