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Saturday, April 10, 2010

My first 10 Miler is upon me!!!

I'm getting so close to the race, only 28 days away!!! I can't believe that I am getting ready to turn the corner of my first half marathon.
This past Monday (sorry, I've been a little behind on blogging) I ran my longest run ever of 9 miles. I ran it very slow, with a pace of 10:20, Boo!!! BUT, the beauty of adding in extra weeks into my training schedule is that I can work to improve the times for my long runs before the big race. The goal that I am setting for myself is around a 9:30 to 9:40 pace.
Since my last blog, I ran a semi-long run with a new running buddy. She is running her first half in October and is taking it slow. She is up to 6 miles. We met up last Saturday and she mapped out a beautiful course for us to run in Golden Gate Park, we ended up running 6.6 miles together. I was in heaven!!! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that park and always see something new every time I venture there. Last Saturday was no exception. I saw and experienced two new things that I never have before. The first, was a beautiful waterfall about half-way through our run. Talk about nature's way of reminding you how much you love running, just for the discovery of new things you might see on your run! The second, was after our run, but we had a wonderful light lunch at the Park Chalet. It is a restaurant right in Golden Gate Park next to the Dutch Tulip Garden. They do a fantastic BBQ on Saturdays and Sundays. There is a live band and you eat your lunch in the sunshine on adirondack chairs. I will most definitely be doing that again with my new running buddy!
I am preparing myself for my first ever 10 miler tomorrow morning. I hope the weather holds out tomorrow, so I don't have to do it in the rain. It's a big deal to me to be in the double digits!!!

6 comments:

  1. Good luck on your 10 mile run! I always like longer runs. They make me feel like I am so accomplished!

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  2. I did my first 10 miles today and if it makes you feel any better, my pace was much slower than 10:20 :) ...I enjoyed it though!

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  3. Anne, you are so right, as long as I'm enjoying it, right?

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  4. Your pace is awesome! I just ran my first half marathon, and found my pace got slower as the runs got longer (a lot slower than yours--closer to 11:00 minute miles). I finally had to decide I needed to train for distance or for speed,because I didn't want to have to stop and walk part way. Now that my half is over, I'm working on speed and hopefully my next half will be faster.

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  5. That's awesome! Hitting the double digits feels so good!

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