The daily training update: I ran 10.15 miles on the very, very wet Seabrook trails. Apparently running over there after more than two weeks of rain with only two clear days, including more rain this morning, was not the best idea I’ve ever had. (I didn’t even think about it — I was so excited to just be outside!) Within the first mile, I’d decided to just enjoy it, and made little effort to avoid the puddles from then on. In the end, it wasn’t a big deal.
Like I said, I was excited to be outside, but I wasn’t really excited to be running. I just wasn’t feeling it today, and my post-run condition agrees — I’m just as stiff and sore as I was two weeks ago after the Half, and I ran 3 miles less today! Ah well. I did my 11/1 run/walk thing and covered the distance in 1:52:16, or just over an 11:00/mile pace. I did have one freak mile (#7) that I did in 10:46, even with a minute of walking.
The silver lining is that if I can do 11:00 pace on a day when I’m feeling pretty apathetic about running, I feel pretty confident that I can do 13:45 pace on April 1 when I’m tired from swimming and biking, but excited to be on the last leg of my Half Ironman. That pace is equivalent to a 3-hour half marathon, which is my goal for that day.