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| A view from about halfway down Cleator Road. San Juan Islands . |
I ran 12 miles yesterday, felt pretty good about it. I set my best pace yet, and still had plenty in the tank when I got back to the car. I tried walking on the steepest portions of the uphill sections and really think this helped improve my time. I also sped up on the trail portions. I don't know why, but I just seem to mosey on down the trail when I'm running on the flats - I think I just enjoy the trail running portion too much and don't want it to go by so fast! I made a commitment to walking on the steep uphills and really running on the flat trail and I think that's why my time improved so much this time around. I'm especially happy about it because the trail was muddier and snowier this time and I was able to still improve.
I also only had 20 oz. of water while on the run, and one gel packet. This was my first time eating a gel packet and it wasn't as terrible as I thought it would be. It was "kona punch" flavored. I'm thinking as long as I have one every hour while on this run I should be good. I was definitely feeling the lack of water though, as I started to get minor cramps in my side while running the last few miles back to the car.
I'm starting to feel prepared, but don't want to be overconfident. I'm wondering how much I should balance trail running and my tri-weekly Crossfit though. I think I may need to take a break with the Crossfit right now and focus on running. I probably should have done that a while ago...
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Honestly I think the split times say everything. You can totally tell when I was running/walking uphill! Otherwise I feel like I ran a quality pace while on the flat sections. Hoping I can push myself like this during the race...
Split | Time | Distance | Pace (avg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00:08:05 | 1.0 mi | 08:00 |
| 2 | 00:07:18 | 1.0 mi | 07:17 |
| 3 | 00:07:09 | 1.0 mi | 07:08 |
| 4 | 00:07:26 | 1.0 mi | 07:25 |
| 5 | 00:09:48 | 1.0 mi | 09:38 |
| 6 | 00:11:03 | 1.0 mi | 11:03 |
| 7 | 00:09:12 | 1.0 mi | 09:11 |
| 8 | 00:08:13 | 1.0 mi | 08:10 |
| 9 | 00:08:15 | 1.0 mi | 08:14 |
| 10 | 00:07:49 | 1.0 mi | 07:49 |
| 11 | 00:08:02 | 1.0 mi | 08:00 |
| 12 | 00:08:10 | 1.0 mi | 08:07 |
| 13 | 00:00:41 | 0.1 mi | 08:18 |
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