A 20K Recovery Run
I wasn’t quite sure how my legs were going to hold up as I headed out for a run last night. My legs were a bit tired from the long run on Saturday, but no aches or pain. As I headed out over the fields towards the woods on my 14 km loop, the sky quickly started turning gray. It was fairly warm (30C/86F) and quite humid, so I knew we were in for a thunderstorm. I just hoped I would be done running before it hit.
I cruised around my loop at an easy pace, around 6:00/km (9:39/mile). My legs were stiff the first few kilometers, but quickly loosened up as they warmed. After about 45 minutes I could hear thunder in the distance, but I was already on my way back to the house. A few minutes later it rained lightly, but soon let up and the sun came back out – what’s up with that?
By this time I was about 4-5 km from the house, but still felt good so decided to loop around again. I eventually made it back to the house a minute or two shy of the two hour mark, completing probably around 20 km – not bad for a “recovery” run.
I am feeling in good shape for the 50-mile race on the 28th. This is my last high mileage week for the event, highlighted by another 42 km long run this coming Sunday, namely the Fueth Marathon. I would like to complete the marathon in 4:45 to 5:00 hours, which should leave me fit enough to run a good 50 mile race two weeks later. That’s the plan anyway.