Notes
Normally, I run at Rock Bridge on Sundays but today I had no desire so did not get up to run. A flat run on the MKT sounded appealing so after lunch went with Hugh and we started at the Stadium entrance. I thought I would see if I am any kind of shape to run a marathon or if I have been wasting my time with no training plan. After first 2 miles, I settled into a sub-7:15 pace and sustained that for 19 miles. I slowed a bit in mile 22 and then went back out and ran in with Hugh to get a half mile warm down.
I felt strong for this run, but it was the flat trail which made it easier. I think the pace was pretty decent considering I ran 20 miles yesterday. This pace came easy except for the last few miles had to push a little to maintain it. I guess I will keep training with a loose plan and see what happens. I am not even sure what I am training for other than Heart of America marathon.
The temp was nice today but still kind of humid. It warmed up to 81 by the time we finished. We saw Kathy and Dan S. out biking on the trail. He seemed to know I was running more than 14 miles today. That was the original plan if I ran at RB but felt like I could run a few more on the MKT.