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The First 20

January 29, 2011 by Kristy 7 Comments

1/29/11

20 miles

3:04

9:12 avg pace

I was looking forward to this run all week, mostly because I had a goal…to run sub-9:00 min miles.  I knew I could do it.  But Mother Nature didn’t cooperate.  I headed to my go-to place, Kelly Drive, which is always plowed.  Turns out it wasn’t so plowed.  I guess there was just too much snow for them to keep up with it.  They were actually plowing as I ran but the bottom 2 inches were just ice/snow/slush that remained on the ground.  Waaaaaah!

So this is how the run went:  run fast, hit snow, run slow, run fast (yeah! no snow), hit snow, slow down ($%&^!).  I included my splits below and you can see I was all over the place.

I know I’m being hard on myself – 9:12 avg pace is pretty good for all that snow.  I keep reminding myself that I’m only in the 4th week of training and I have many, many long runs ahead of me 🙂

Splits:
M1 – 9:58
M2 – 9:14
M3 – 9:01
M4 – 9:14
M5 – 9:03

M6 – 9:08
M7 – 9:08
M8 – 9:11
M9 – 9:07
M10 – 9:14
M11 – 9:07
M12 – 9:18
M13 – 8:58

M14 – 9:31
M15 – 9:09
M16 – 8:44
M17 – 9:00
M18 – 9:29
M19 – 9:30
M20 – 9:45

Some pics from today’s run:

Pretty, but awful to run on
Boathouse Row
Well hello Rocky!

Tonight is date night and Matt and I are heading to dinner.  Can’t wait for much needed beer and a good meal (with dessert)!

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 20 miles, Kelly Drive

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  1. Ruth says

    January 29, 2011 at 3:59 pm

    I cannot believe you ran on that. I’m assuming you used your Yaktrax?

    Reply
    • Kristy says

      January 29, 2011 at 4:04 pm

      Me neither but it was that or the treadmill! I did use my Yaktrax for the first 15 miles and then took them off b/c they were pinching my feet. I’m so glad it’s over!

      Reply
  2. Anna says

    January 30, 2011 at 8:26 pm

    WOW! Great job! Here in the Nebraska, the snow is proving to cause quite a challenge as well (I am a new runner so this is my first winter running). GREAT job on the pace! I’m jealous! =)

    Reply
    • Kristy says

      January 30, 2011 at 8:41 pm

      Thanks Anna! Think spring as much as you can 🙂

      Reply
  3. runninfromthelaw says

    January 31, 2011 at 9:30 am

    Nice job! I would definitely say you met your goal. Running in snow is way more challenging (and gets the heartrate up) than clear roads. So the fact that you were a few seconds slower than planned each mile, is ok. Way to go!

    Reply
  4. Liz says

    January 31, 2011 at 4:30 pm

    I’m so impressed you ran through that! I ran 18 mile through snow last year and I was slower than and sorer than after my 20 miler.

    Reply
    • Kristy says

      January 31, 2011 at 4:56 pm

      Thanks Liz! I was pretty sore. It definitely takes a lot more out of you.

      Reply

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