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February 18, 2005
friday long run
well--since i'll be away this weekend (i'm surprising my husband w/a wonderful getaway weekend--more on that when we return!! :))--i thought i better get a long run in today, just in case traveling throws a wrench into any big running plans i dream up...
so this morning--i woke up early and met my friend for a 6:15 am run. she ran about 8+ miles with me and then I added on another 8 + miles. I ended up running for about 2:10. we started off in ross commons, went up to phoenix lake, up shaver and then all the way down concrete pipe and back to ross commons. then i went back up to phoenix lake, took the tucker single track trail all the way up to eldridge and then made my way back down to phoenix lake and back down to ross commons. at the start of the run it was raining . as the run continued the rain lighten and soon it was no longer raining. we saw the morning sun come up and listened to the birds, and chatted the entire time. on the 2nd half of the run i picked up the pace a bit. the downhill was hard b/c my hamstrings were still tight. once i got to the flats i ran in the last few miles just under 7 minute pace. it was nice to get the long run in so early in the morning.
all week i've done sit ups/ push ups and core exercises... that's a big plus for me!
have a good weekend and more later!
Posted by liz at February 18, 2005 07:13 PM