Training Log Archive: Bags

At 2 miles I decided to run without checking splits...like I did when I was first on AP...not sure of exact years or how long I did it, but for awhile I did not look at watch while running. I just plugged away. I was always anticipating what the time would be...and whether it would be dead on for what I thought or slower and thus disappointing or a shockingly faster run that had me thinking of glory and gold again.

Well it didn't work out too well. I was 27:44 at 2 miles...so slightly ahead of pace...I also did not walk today. I felt okay shuffling along at my early slow pace and even psychologically did not need to walk...started at 5:50...it's taking longer to get light...so it was past 4.5 miles before it was light. South breeze...more than what we have had...still not a slobber-knocking losing psychological war against my spirit breaking...in fact when I turned at 3.5...I had 4 miles of wind at my back or side but slightly still helping and at least not against me.

I was floating...just floating...and with no effort it seemed like I was below 10 minute pace maybe even 9:30 pace...but I did not check splits. Then reality hit...I stopped to tie shoe at 6.3 or so and because sometimes even with beeps I've messed up stopping and restarting my watch I looked at the time and I knew right away even with a slightly quicker start, not walking and wind at my back I was around 3 minutes OR MORE slower than I expected and slower than last weeks pace by over a minute...I would guess the wind slowed me 2 minutes at most so about the same pace or slightly slower than last week which was my quickest 10 miler in at least a couple of years...I think.