The positives: My legs felt fresh and light. Just how they should feel at this point. I also felt pretty good cardiovascular wise. The weather was perfect for a run and the trail was packed with happy runners.
The negatives: My foot, my foot, my foot. I thought since I haven't been running as many miles my foot would start to feel better. Not at all. It is exactly the same. My running form is so awkward the first mile because I am trying to figure how to run and not make it hurt. As time goes on, my foot pain dulls or maybe I am able to adjust my running form and not land on that part of my foot as much.
My overall pace for 12 miles was 8:36 min/mile. My first mile was 9 min/mile. I basically ran each mile a little faster and my last mile was 8:14 min/mile. I wasn't trying to do a progression run but that is what happened. At first I was feeling really good about this run. Then I did something I shouldn't have done. I looked back through my garmin at my old runs. Back in February, I ran 12 miles at an average pace of 8:12 min/mile. Also most of my short runs 5-7 miles were averaging in the 7:50 range. I have done all this running and am slower. And now my garmin won't work. I guess I did something going through all the old data? It is just a blank screen.
Weekly Recap:
Monday: 3 miles
Tuesday: 5 miles
Wednesday: Rest
Thursday: 6 miles
Friday: Swim 1000 meters
Saturday: 12 miles
When I look at my weekly recap it doesn't seem like enough. But I need to trust my taper plan. Only 2 more weeks!
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