you may recall i've been doing some actual 'tempo' runs lately -- you know, with some speed in them?
and so last night i thought i should go for a longer slower run.
i didn't really think it through, and then next thing i knew had zoned out, and i'd been running 45 minutes away from home. which, you will realize, meant i had to run at least another 45 back.
in the end, i ran for about 95 minutes, and google maps suggests i ran about 9.5 miles. considering there was a fair bit of stopping for lights, and a couple minutes dedicated to texting home about how my 'maybe an hour' run was going to take a lot longer but don't worry about me dying in a ditch, i figure this was maybe around a 9:45, 9:50 pace -- and it was all very easy and comfortable, and there were distinct hills (a few anyway) and i feel good about this.
today the plan is to cross train, and run again (maybe do some hill repeats, grakr!) tomorrow. however, it is gorgeous out today -- the coolest it's been in months. i'm pretty sure my legs are saying DO NOT RUN so i won't, but i note that i'm totally jealous of everyone who is running this evening, and that makes me feel like a runner, again, which i love.
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