Of course they're always worth reading, but rarely do you get three runs from me in the same post.
First - Wednesday - 12 hours after my previous run - didn't have the 'hops' in the legs. 4 miles 37 minutes.
Thursday and Friday were de facto rest days (craziness not worth blogging, including work, go figure).
Saturday - ran the famous NY 5th Avenue Mile.
Posted a 5:51, which pleased me
ran 51 seconds faster than last year - but partially that was the first RUN that I'd taken after Dylan's birth. Mind you, not the first race, but the first run...
Sunday got up early, drove to the rainy start of the Marathon tune up 18 miler. Couldn't find parking, wasted more than 30 mins. Decided to 'call it' - committed to running anyway. Ran 20 and a 20th in 3:11:04. Certainly could have used the folks handing out drinks. Was slowed every time I had to get something to drink. Came home looking forward to the marathon, convinced yet again that I'll finish, but not so sure about the speed. Oh well, first marathon is about finishing, not about being a speed demon.
Times per mile (I walked at LEAST 1 min per mile - my goal was to do a faster second half, as always)
1 9:49
2 9:24
3 9:09
4 8:52
5 9:20 (Williamsburg Bridge)
6 9:23
7 10:42 (bought a drink)
8 9:06
9 10:32 (34th street w/ tons of lights)
10 9:10
11 8:31 (first mile of second half, picked it up)
12 8:28
13 9:27
14 9:19
15 9:18
16 9:51 (Brooklyn Bridge)
17 8:41 (what goes up must come down, Brooklyn side decent)
18 11:30 (bought another drink)
19 9:28
20 10:10 (just wanted to finish)
I did 'striders' at the end of the run to try to get some life back in my legs.
this map is wacky and worth a closer look -
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