Labor Day started out with sleeping in. I woke up and saw that it was 63 degrees outside and thought about running but I decided to have family time instead. We had a bit of a lazy morning with pancakes, eggs and coffee.
We also got started on our fall garden. The kids dug holes to help put our watering system in.
It warmed up to the mid 70′s pretty quickly but I still decided that a run outside would be much better than on the treadmill. I just planned a shady route and so the strong sun didn’t bother me very much.
I kicked off my 5 and 10 Virtual Race Series yesterday with a fun 5 miles. It was one of those runs where I had a silly smile on my face throughout the run and completely felt that Runner’s High after I was finished.
It was a fast run for me at my postpartum stage right now. One of my quickest and longest that was not on the treadmill. Going quicker on the treadmill is a lot easier for me so the fact that I was able to hold this pace for 5 miles gave me a lot of confidence. Confidence that I WILL be able to accomplish goals during my fall races.
It’s exactly what I need right now in my training. I need to know that I can run under a 10 minute mile for a longer distance. One of the best things about this run? I could have kept going. It didn’t wipe me out and I wasn’t wasted by the end of it. Even if I don’t have another great run before my race I know that I ran these 5 miles and that will give me the CONFIDENCE that I need on race day.
I didn’t have a negative split but my first mile was the slowest. That’s something that I’ve been working on but it doesn’t always happen.
This one definitely goes down as a #BestRun in my book.
Distance: 5 miles
Time: 47:46
Average Pace: 9:31
Tell me about your most recent best run.
Edited to add: Linking up with Running Blogger’s Fitness Friday.
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I went for a wonderful run along the St. Lawrence River in Old Montreal this past weekend. I've been dealing with IT band pain for the past year so my runs are shorter but I was able to run for a solid 30 mins with no pain. A bit of pain afterwards but nothing a little icing couldn't help! Just grateful to be running!
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That sounds wonderful! I love running by water, it's so calming. I'm glad that you didn't have any pain on your run!
That's a pretty good time for 5 miles! Especially since you could have carried on. I agree that is a great way to judge a run- feeling rejuvenated rather than exhausted. My favourite recent run was yesterday- up on the moors about 70 miles from where I live. I'd not been up there before and I loved the buzz of exploring somewhere new.
These types of runs are the best! The ones where you get to feel stronger and faster than before and you're not completely drained. Such a confidence boost. My most recent good run was a quick 3.2 miles, it just went nice and easy and I felt great when I was done.
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My best run lately was two weeks ago when I did a 5k in 38 minutes. it was my first time really running that kind of a distance and while i didn't run the whole time I walked and ran at a pace that was pretty respectable. I can't wait until tomorrow. I've got my first 5k event I'm running. I told a friend last St. Patty's Day that I would run a 5k with her in 2014, but I got into walking and running sooner than I thought so now I'm signed up for one tomorrow, one in November and the the St. Patty's Day weekend one that I told my friend that I'd do with her. I'm also addicted enough to think about doing one in Oct. and Dec. too.
Good job on those splits!! My best run was probably my long run that I did last Sunday. 18 miles. It went much better then the previous 18 miler I did the week before.
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Sounds like the perfect Labor Day. And I'm so glad you had such an awesome 5 miler!
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