This morning I ran my last double-digit mile run! I had my new shoes, new socks, chocolate GUs, bottle of Ultima…. and I headed for the hills! We ran in Griffith Park today, which has some killer hills in it if you plan the route right. We did a flat 5 miles, followed by a hilly 2 miles, then a nice downhill 3 miles.
I love running in the park because it’s a change of scenery (sorry, no pictures! I ran sans camera today!) But it stinks that you have to share the road with cyclists and cars. There isn’t much of a running path, and it’s quite dangerous in some places. Plus they’re doing construction on the road and it’s just crowded! But I do enjoy passing other runners and doing the runner’s “nod” and saying hi. Makes me smile.
Today’s Stats:
10 Miles in 2:06:07
Mile 1 – 11:32
Mile 2 – 11:32
Mile 3 – 11:45
Mile 4 – 13:12
Mile 5 – 13:13
Mile 6 – 13:50
Mile 7 – 12:28 <—-UP HILL
Mile 8 – 12:16 <—-DOWN HILL
Mile 9 – 13:13 <—-DOWN HILL
Mile 10 -13:05
I am a little confused why my UP hill mile is faster than my DOWN hill miles. I feel like I’m a very inconsistent runner. Perhaps something to work on in the future.
The run really felt great though. I’m still getting blisters in the same place every time I run though. (I’ll spare you the picture). I can’t figure out why. It could be that I buy my shoes in “wide” and maybe there’s too much room? My socks are too thin? Does anyone have any suggestions on running with blisters? They don’t hurt at all, but I don’t want them to pop during the race! I’m seriously considering taping them with athletic tape during the race, but what if it comes off and bunches up in my shoe? Any suggestions?
Oh my Gosh! I totally forgot to show you my new necklace that my friend Sarah gave me!!!!! Remember a while back I wrote about how cute these were? It has two charms on it. I adore it. I’ve been wearing it every day. I’ll post a picture of me actually wearing it this week. 🙂
Thank you Sarah!
You can find these at Lift Your Sole! They’re so cute!
Marathon weekend is 2 weeks away!!!!
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OMG I made your blog again! You have no idea how much this excites me. 😉 2 weeks from today!!!!!!!!!
I use bandaid blister block on my toes and “hot spots”. Body glide or vaseline works too. great job on you last longish run. don’t forget in hopkinton to hold back at the start and don’t go out too fast. see ya in 15 days!