Tempo Run - 8 miles

Yesterday was my scheduled tempo run, and it was raining pretty hard. I didn't mind too much, but the problem was I brought the wrong shirt with me to work. It was one of those "muscle shirts", without arms, and I didn't really want my arms to be exposed to the elements. So I went to the gym with the idea that I'd do 8 miles on the treadmill.

I was able to watch a rerun of Lost while there, but 8 miles? That was a bit too much. I managed 4.

Usually when things like that happen, I'm not able to "make good", and just have to deal. This time I got lucky. The weather was GORGEOUS for a good run today! So I was able to do the 8-mile tempo run today instead. By doing the full 8 miles today, I'll have an extra 4 miles in for the week.



Splits
Mile 1: 8:46.69
Mile 2: 8:51.45
Mile 3: 9:21.45
Mile 4: 9:37.15
Mile 5: 9:55.93
Mile 6: 9:47.40
Mile 7: 10:05.22
Mile 8: 9:45.71

1:16:13, 9:31/mi average pace, 1058 calories burned

Tomorrow's my last long run before the taper: 20 miles. I was out caching water tonight when the cops pulled up.

What is it with cops and fitness, anyway? Don't they have to maintain a certain level of fitness in order to keep their jobs? At the end of my 18-miler a few weeks ago, I ran into some cops who, when I said I was on mile 18, said, "That's IN.. SANE." Tonight while putting out the last bottle of water, the cops drove up and asked what I was doing. They just wanted to make sure I wasn't doing anything shady, so I explained to them what I was doing and why. The response? "You wouldn't catch me doing anything like that, good luck."

Anyway, it will be the longest I've run to date. I made all the preparations I needed, bought some gels for the occasion. This time I'm going to use AccelGel. I mixed up a bottle of Cytomax in the Ultimate Direction bottle, which I'll sip along the way. For water, I have my caches (I set out 5 20-ounce bottles at the same intervals as the water stops during the marathon).

Finally, I'm running out the bike path I've run before. I would have run from my house, but by running the path, when I get to mile 7 a long hill begins, with the greatest incline closer to mile 10. That will give me some hill training for the big day.

Today's Tweets

00:08 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:09 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 16:07 New Fl.. tinyurl.com/cw3ym3 #

05:57 Wt: 176, RHR: 51, BF: 17.8% #

07:57 I #

07:57 I'm tired! AAAAUGH! #

08:13 Question: Why does my HR seem lower when I go to bed than when I wake up (when it should be much lower)? Last night: 44, this morning: 51. #

09:20 "I've won a lot of races... and, I've downed a lot of donuts. Little Chocolate Donuts. #

09:24 Eddie Murphy as Carl Lewis: twurl.nl/m6ltvj #

09:26 "Can God run the hundred in 8 seconds? No! I'm Carl Lewis! #

09:26 "Can God run the hundred in 8 seconds? No! I'm Carl Lewis!" #

09:28 "I had to slow down over there, because my feet were about to catch fire, it's happened before, the whole track catches fire." #

09:45 I'm supposed to run 8 miles today. Did I mention it's raining? #

09:57 RT @lancearmstrong: Was winning the Tour seven times that offensive?!? #

11:13 RT @activenetwork: Umstead 100-Mile Run: "I almost wanted 2 do another 12.5 miles just 4 sh*ts and giggles" tinyurl.com/cd2kkm #

12:26 Crap! My HRM strap doesn't use CR2025, it uses CR2032! Time to switch straps. #

12:31 RT @bostonmarathon: Air traffic controller who helped guide the Hudson plane will run #bostonmarathon with bib 1549 (flight number) #

14:27 Tempo run FAIL! :) #

14:27 I was supposed to do 8 miles, I did 4. But that was only because I didn't like the treadmill, phhhhht. I did get to watch a Lost rerun tho. #

14:29 RT @alyankovic: Boldly going on Bill's talk show... twitpic.com/32dyh - What could get on Al's RAW NERVE? Emo Philips? #

17:17 It's that time, once again. tinyurl.com/delj9m #

22:24 MapMyRun.com: Completed Tempo Run - 4 miles. 510 (kcal). 4.00 mi.. 00:40:00 #

23:05 New post on my blog: Tempo Run - Treadmill, 4 miles: Today was supposed to be an 8-mile temp.. tinyurl.com/d3qrjy #

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Tempo Run - Treadmill, 4 miles

Today was supposed to be an 8-mile tempo run @ 8:47/mi, but it was raining and I brought the wrong clothes. Excuses, excuses? Perhaps. I went to the gym and was going to do the 8 miles on the treadmill, but could only hack 4 miles. At least I got to watch Lost! It's interesting watching the older episodes knowing what we know now.

Anyway, I also called the organizer for the Avenue of Giants Marathon to ask logistical questions about travel to & from the campground, as well as get information about the Saturday night spaghetti feed. Everyone can go! Now I won't have to ditch my family.

Tomorrow I'm going to do the full 8 miles, and this time bring the proper clothing.

Today's Tweets

00:09 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 16:07 New Flickr upload: Avenue of Giants Marathon Star.. tinyurl.com/dapamp #

05:51 Wt: 177, RHR: 51, BF: 17.5%, DWD: 0 #

10:40 Not liking the new TweetDeck icon AT ALL. #

10:52 test tweet #

14:04 May I just say how cool it is that pirates actually exist in 2009? #

17:15 MapMyFitness.com: Completed Elliptical Trainer. 309 (kcal). 00:34:00 #

23:33 Too bad Notting Hillbillies didn't have more than one album. ♫ blip.fm/~40u1u #

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