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Progress!

June 4, 2011 by Kristy 12 Comments

6/4/11

13 miles / 1:53 / 8:42 avg pace

Today was a good run.  I was excited and the weather was beautiful.  I swear I’m not pulling anyone’s leg when I say that I was excited.  I love long runs and look forward to them each week.

I’m doing my long runs on the same hilly route I used for Steamtown last year (beginning – hills, middle – flat, end – hills).  Two things really stood out after this run:

  • The first mile is especially hilly and last year my pace would always be around 9:50.  Today I ran the first mile in 9:23.
  • My overall time – 1:53 – is 4 minutes shy of my half marathon PR (1:49) last September.  I think it’s time to race another half marathon!
I love seeing progress in numbers.  It’s so satisfying knowing all your hard work is finally paying off!

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: hills, Leigh Valley Marathon, long run, marathon pace, Steamtown Marathon

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  1. Pink Runner says

    June 4, 2011 at 10:32 am

    You are getting so fast!! I hope I improve that much this summer!

    Reply
    • Kristy says

      June 4, 2011 at 12:26 pm

      Thanks! Although it’s hard to think of myself as fast!

      Reply
  2. Megan (The Runner's Kitchen) says

    June 4, 2011 at 11:09 am

    nice long run!! i am also running the Philly RnR half this year – yay Pennsylvania races. my family is from Wilkes-Barre 🙂

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    • Kristy says

      June 4, 2011 at 6:26 pm

      PA does have some good races. Ever do Steamtown Marathon in Scranton? It’s one of my favorites!

      Reply
  3. Sarah says

    June 4, 2011 at 1:07 pm

    Woohoo! Nice run today!

    Reply
  4. Julia says

    June 4, 2011 at 1:18 pm

    awesome!!! it really is so great to see progress! definitely feeling a new half PR for you 🙂

    Reply
  5. Aron says

    June 4, 2011 at 7:52 pm

    Yay I love seeing progress – that’s great progress too! Definitely time to race another half soon 😉

    Reply
  6. RAS says

    June 4, 2011 at 9:49 pm

    Oh, reading this entry makes me really miss LONG RUNS!!!! I’m just jealous of anyone that runs 10+ miles. I ran, maybe 1/2 a mile with one of the girls today and boy, oh boy, was I out of breath. I hope I can handle this 5k on Monday night. I just thought to myself yesterday, “I’m turning 31 and I’ll be running 3.1!” Pretty cool (though it would probably be WAY COOLER if I were 31-weeks pregnant and not 37-weeks and 6-days)… but only if i make it to the finish line. Let’s see what happens… LOL

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    • RAS says

      June 4, 2011 at 9:50 pm

      OH, and BTW, awesome pace for a long run. I smell a BQ in September… ;o)

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  7. stoppingfordaisies says

    June 4, 2011 at 11:34 pm

    Great job on your run! I wish I were that fast!

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  8. Briana says

    June 5, 2011 at 6:11 am

    You’re not crazy… I look forward to long runs, too!

    Great job on your times!

    Reply
  9. Gwen@turnerlifearound says

    June 7, 2011 at 12:21 pm

    I love long runs too! i always get so excited when i have a nice long run planned for the next morning when its nice out and the rest of the day i feel like a million dollars…i always thought it was kinda weird to say that i looked forward to such a long run like that or actually that i loved them…glad to know im not alone!

    Reply

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