Today was one of my worst long runs of all time. No gas in the tank at all, very similar to Thursday despite running a slower pace most the time. Guess sometimes you have to endure these "running blues" runs to enjoy a "runners high" run like the Monday race. Like Thursday my heart rate was through the roof as well. Looking forward to a reduced mileage rest week next week. 8:47/159 The heart rate certainly tells an interesting story. Looking at my last few "enjoyable" long runs of 18, 21, and 20 miles, my pace & ave HR were 8:29/150, 8:14/161, and 8:33/153. Interesting to compare that to todays HR clear up almost to 160 for 8:47 pace. Ugh. Hope I don't have many more of these kind runs and especially on race day.
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