Did my long run today mostly on Kuhni road starting a bit before noon. I wasn't very excited at first to do the run since the weather looked like it would be nasty, but mother nature decided to be (mostly) kind and even give me some sun for much of the run. However the last mile I froze to death with wind/snow blowing right in my face.
I wanted to run 14 miles with the middle 10 miles at marathon pace (6:40-7:00 range). Wasn't sure what to expect since my legs were kind of dead yesterday so decided to run by feel and not push too much too early. This worked out well as the "run by feel" pace seemed to be around 6:50. Had to deal with a bit of headwind at times. Also stopped briefly after mile 6 to wash down a gel. I was pleased that I still had enough in the tank to push it a bit on mile 10 and make it the fastest mile. So for the most part I'm pleased with the workout.
Afterward cooled down for 2 miles then did a bit of circuit/weights at the gym.
Splits for the middle 10 miles:
1 - 6:50
2 - 6:49
3 - 6:46
4 - 6:49
5 - 6:50
6 - 6:50
Took a quick break (30 secs?) to wash down gel after mile 6
7 - 6:41 (got a bit perky after the short break)
8 - 6:49
9 - 6:48
10 - 6:37 (the gel must have finally kicked in on this mile)
Ave pace: 6:47
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