Double Time
I have come to believe that time moves faster on Saturday…double time.
Even though I get up at the same time on Saturday that I do during the week, before I know it is noon and then supper time. Time must move faster on Saturday. It must.
It was cool again this morning. After such a good run yesterday afternoon, here I was out running 17 miles in less than 12 hours.
I kept to my normal, long run pattern of warming up for 5 miles and then keeping my heart rate within a specific range. From the beginning, my legs felt tired but I kept telling myself that after Friday’s run they should and that this was good training for the last few miles in Huntsville.
During these long runs I just watch my heart rate and don’t pay attention to pace or time, therefore I was really pleased when I finished and saw that my average pace was 8:56. No wonder my legs felt tired! I guess the day was already moving in double time.
Here are the splits:
Activity
| Route: | Long 17 | Elev. Avg: | 711 ft |
| Location: | Brentwood, TN | Elev. Gain: | +4 ft |
| Date: | 11/10/07 | Up/Downhill: | [+774/-770] |
| Time: | 05:34 AM | Difficulty: | 3.7 / 5.0 |
| Weather: | A Few Clouds | ||
| 44 F temp; 67% humidity | |||
| 44 F heat index; winds N 7 | |||
Performance
| Distance: | 17.00 miles | ||
| Time: | 2:32:07 | ||
| Speed: | 6.7 mph | ||
| Pace: | 8′ 57 /mi | Heart Rate: | 140 bpm (Avg) |
| Calories: | 2142 | 154 bpm (Peak) |
Splits
| Mile | Pace (min/mile) | Speed (mph) | Heart Rate |
Elev Gain |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| actual | +/- avg | actual | +/- avg | ||||
| 1 | 9′ 59 | +1′ 02 | 6.0 | -0.7 | 121 | -26 ft | |
| 2 | 9′ 38 | +0′ 41 | 6.2 | -0.5 | 129 | +7 ft | |
| 3 | 9′ 41 | +0′ 44 | 6.2 | -0.5 | 130 | +40 ft | |
| 4 | 9′ 30 | +0′ 33 | 6.3 | -0.4 | 134 | +16 ft | |
| 5 | 8′ 58 | +0′ 01 | 6.7 | -0.0 | 137 | -43 ft | |
| 6 | 8′ 58 | +0′ 01 | 6.7 | -0.0 | 140 | -33 ft | |
| 7 | 8′ 31 | -0′ 26 | 7.0 | +0.3 | 145 | +33 ft | |
| 8 | 8′ 43 | -0′ 14 | 6.9 | +0.2 | 144 | +19 ft | |
| 9 | 8′ 10 | -0′ 47 | 7.3 | +0.6 | 144 | -33 ft | |
| 10 | 9′ 07 | +0′ 10 | 6.6 | -0.1 | 143 | +40 ft | |
| 11 | 8′ 12 | -0′ 45 | 7.3 | +0.6 | 142 | -85 ft | |
| 12 | 8′ 29 | -0′ 28 | 7.1 | +0.4 | 146 | +16 ft | |
| 13 | 8′ 58 | +0′ 01 | 6.7 | -0.0 | 144 | +43 ft | |
| 14 | 8′ 50 | -0′ 07 | 6.8 | +0.1 | 142 | -39 ft | |
| 15 | 8′ 22 | -0′ 35 | 7.2 | +0.5 | 144 | -17 ft | |
| 16 | 9′ 12 | +0′ 15 | 6.5 | -0.2 | 144 | +36 ft | |
| end | 8′ 41 | -0′ 16 | 6.9 | +0.2 | 148 | +29 ft | |
| Versus average of 8′ 57 min/mile | |||||||
Training for the week
Sun: Rest
Mon: 8 miles w/ 5 x 600m – 1:09:22, 8:38 pace
Tues: 11 miles – 1:36:14 – 8:44 pace
Wed: Rest
Thur: 4.15 miles w/ 6x100m strides – 36:08 – 8:42 pace
Fri: 6.22 miles – 49:35 – 7:58 pace
Sat: 17 miles – 2:32:06, pace 8:56
Total for the week: 46.3 miles
November 10th, 2007 at 6:04 pm
Boy, that is solid…you are setting up oh so very well for Rocket City!
November 10th, 2007 at 8:07 pm
Time does move faster on Saturdays. Work makes time stand still.
Great job on the 17 miles. You are going to to smoke me
November 11th, 2007 at 12:02 pm
Oh wow…my legs were tired for my 17 and I told Michele the very same thing – that this run must be training for those last 6 miles of the marathon. Although my pace didn’t turn out to be quite as fast as yours..I think mine was 9:24.
Also – did you notice that every run you did this week was sub 9:00/mile? That is awesome – you are super strong!
November 13th, 2007 at 7:29 am
Nice job on the run!!
Yes, what is up with Saturdays… is there a petition we can sign or something to get it to last longer??