Notes
Had an absolutely awesome long run on the Minnetonka Regional Trail. I went to that location because it meant soft surfaces for the entirety of the 16 miles, and I was very happy about that decision, especially from about mile 13 on when my quads really started to fatigue.
Didn't have any specific quality written into this one, just hoped going into it that a very natural progression would happen, and I was pleased that it did. Additionally, right away I was consciously having to slow myself down to run 7:20's, and so after about 5 miles I just let the low 7's come naturally, and it felt great. After 2 sub-7's for miles 14 and 15 I intentionally brought back mile 16 because I could tell I was starting to labor to keep dialing the pace down, and I didn't want the end of the run to turn into a really high quality effort when this long run was intentionally supposed to be quality free.
From 12 miles on just sorta wanted to be down, but no one muscle group in particular was really the weak link. Again, seems like based on that feeling I'm doing this marathon training thing right. But I suppose its really far too early to tell.
Right inner quad got really really fatigued, as usual, after about 10 miles, and I still wonder about that particular muscle and its ability to hold up for 26.2 when just normal runs fatigue it, but I'm trying to think about that yet- there's still time. Additionally, even though that right inner thigh muscle gives me a lot of trouble these days, every time it fatigues I celebrate inside just a little bit because that means I'm still using correct bio mechanics and staying away from my IT Bands, and I think Sam (The PT) would be proud.
Cheers to health, and building fitness, and long run on beautiful fall days!
splits:
7:40
7:29
7:23
7:13
7:18
7:21
7:16
7:16
7:15
7:10
7:07
7:07
7:11
6:56
6:57
7:10