A streak ends (even if it's only 7 days) and it's hard to start it back up again. Spent the day at a couple of hockey games (Luke's team played one of their better games and beat the Grizzlies, 5-1, while Zach's team lost in the finals of the Boulter tounament), and finishing up The Hunger Games that Chris finally convinced me to read by making it her monthly free download on the Kindle. So, I also started Catching Fire (our old hardcover copy).
Tomorrow starts my effort to train every day for the rest of the month...
26th consecutive official finish at the Buffalo Shamrock Run.
Broke 35 minutes, but only because the course was shortened to 4.55 miles due to a downed power line. Last year's high winds were nothing compared to today's experience. I think the top gust exceeded 60mph. I was blown to a stop a couple of times during the 3rd mile. I also lost several seconds when I trapped a guy's hat as he ran back for it. I don't think he would have ever caught up to it if someone didn't stop it.
The wind completely blew out any desire to race. I never saw the 4 mile mark, although I looked for it for about a minute, not knowing what my pace was at that time.
7:07, 7:31, 8:07, 11:18 for last 1.55 (7:17 pace) - the last half mile was directly with the wind after doing almost a hairpin turn.
Running warm up/down 22:00 [2] 2.59 mi (8:30 / mi)
9 min w/up, 3 min jog to start
10 min w/dn, first backwards to try to find Walt, then to the non-existent tent (couldn't put it up with the wind - it was shaky last year). This was the first year in history that the beverages outlasted the runners.
Went to Bayview with Z, but as we were putting our stuff down the fire alarm went off, so we went out the fire exit to the car and drove to the Penfield Y.
Continued the marathon pace progression 5.1 miles at 7.9mph this week, after a 0.9 w/up from 7.0 to 7.8.
Splits: 8:00, 7:33, 7:32, 7:33, 7:33, 7:33.
I'd still like to know why the splits are slightly faster than the 7:35+ represented by 7.9mph. It seems to always be off in that direction. Is it poor measurement or control, or do I help the belt a bit more than "average" with a pushoff, or do I weigh the belt down slightly less than expected?