Ten Miles the 2nd Time
Two days from baby – I really wanted to get last night’s run in. There’s little surety I’ll get any runs in for a couple of weeks once baby gets here. So I didn’t want to start missing before she even showed up. But with working late, and having the house be in total disarray when I walked in it took me until almost 9:00 to get out.
As I left the house I wasn’t totally sure it was okay. Kristi was less than happy with me going out so late for so long. And she was a bit emotional last night. The reality and stress of it all was really sinking in. But I went. And when I got home we both felt much better. She had taken the time and energy (perhaps annoyed energy focused at a husband that would say something stupid as he walked in the house like, “Wow this place is a wreck what did you guys do today”) to get some stuff organized. So ultimately the run was good for both of us. I think.
My plan was to go the same route as last Monday, but most of that route is along the dry river bed without anyone or anything around (except night critters;) kind of spooky in the dark. So I did what I could to lengthen my 6.2 mile route. The GPS is a very handy tool for that kind of stuff. I ended up climbing Hillsbourgh over in by our old townhouse, and then slipping on down to the trail I’ve taken John on north of our new house. This was a major variation to the almost completely flat routes I’ve run historically.
I’m pretty sure you’ve both been up that hill. It’s not as bad as the one by your parents place, but at 9:45 last night I was killing me. I don’t run hills much. Ultimately my splits ended up at 8:45, 9:09, 9:37, 9:35, 10:23, 9:44, 8:31, 9:41, 9:19, 8:46. I was supposed to average 10:11. I was under that at 9:21. Overall I was 1:09minutes faster than last week’s 10 miles. I started out a bit fast and kept slowing. Then the hill slowed me down plenty. But I made up time coming off the hill and by the time I was into my last couple of mile I just cruised because I wanted to get home. I’m telling you those isolated trails get spooky at night.
I’m hoping this won’t be my last run for a couple of weeks. I’m due for a speed workout on Friday night. My current plan is to get it in Saturday morning over at the track. The kids love those.
posted by Jason Fletcher at 9:14 PM
2 Comments:
Good job Jason, I enjoy running at night but it is very creepy sometimes. No way I would run on that trail at night, the one by the wash, forget about it. Too many chances. Anyway, that hill kicked my butt several times, and I have fond memories. As I recall, you go up and just when you think it is about to level out, you finish with a little bit more hill. Motion based says tbe hill is about a mile long but I forgot to look at the elevation change. Anyway, well done for getting out and well done for your times. You ran for close to two hours altoether, that is amazing. You could easily complete an olympic tri next week if you had to and probably not even be that sore afterwards.
You remember that hill accurately, but lucky for me I wasn't tricked this time. I knew I had more when I got to the first top. It also climbs again after you cross the street.
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