I headed out for a run today. The goal was a nice and easy 12 miler from Blue Ash through Montgomery and Symmes Township and back. The route is mostly flat with a few hills. It was cold and windy though, 25 degrees out. I dressed light and headed out. Since this is longer than 7 miles, I had band aids on my chest and lots of Body Glide and petroleum jelly just to be safe. Like I've mentioned before, chafing is so bad it's worth a little extra prep.
I was going along at about 10:30m/m for 4 miles, when I got to a short "steep" hill. I should have just slowed and kept on trucking. But that Hawaiian training video snuck into my head and I thought, "I bet that guy would run up this hill, not jog it." So, that's kind of what I did. I ran up it at a 6:00m/m. I felt great, flying up the hill until I got to the top. Then, I was done. I could barely run the next mile and still by the end I was a mess. I walked a couple blocks a few times and was very happy to finish the run.
I ran a total of 12.04 miles in 2:21:04, with an avg pace of 11:43m/m, burning 1,125 calories, with an avg HR of 144 bpm (max of 192! - must be the hill). Granted the run sucked, but my running this year is miles ahead of where it was last year. I remember when running 12 miles was a big deal, now it's no big deal. Had I not ran up that hill, I would have cruised easily today. I have a good feeling about this season.
Now, the photo of the day:
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