This past Saturday was gorgeous here in Seattle. Perfect afternoon for a run. It happened to be my long run of the week and I was anxious to get my 8 mile jaunt going. I worked earlier that day on a ship docked in downtown Seattle, so I was a bit unsure how I'd feel. After all, I was on my feet all day.
After my garmin watch finally found some satellites, I got going up Eastlake. I intentionally kept my pace a bit slow in the beginning so as not to wear down to quickly. This helped a lot. I felt great for the whole time. I didn't really cramp up or feel tightness in my back, nothing. It was great. After about 4 miles, I started to get my second wind and started picking up my pace. My route also managed to give me some quick breathers at stop lights toward the end, this helped my pace as well.
Overall I ended up running 7.9miles at an 8:05/mile pace. Not bad as this is one of the few times I've gone this kind of distance without stopping to stretch and rest. I am happy after this run but do wonder what it's gonna be like to run this distance a couple times a week before my long weekend runs of 15+ miles...yikes
Don't get discouraged right?
Good running,
Stay safe
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