16 miles in 3 hours 10 minutes - YAY ME!!
Well what a day!
The weather was as good as it could be (for Scotland) in that it was sunny and dry but there was a strong wind whipping up every now and again which made me struggle to move forwards.
However I did better than I could have expected - I not only ran the 16 miles but I ran it faster than my projected time!!
When I did the 14 miles in 2 hours 53 minutes I had been running approximately 12 minute 20 seconds per mile so I should have achieved 16 miles in something like 3 hours 20 minutes or more. So when I completed 16 miles in 3 hours 10 minutes - 10 whole minutes faster than I ought to have done I was ecstatic to say the least.
That result meant I had been running an average of 11 minutes 55 seconds per mile nearly 30 seconds faster per mile than two weeks ago and over a longer distance to boot!
I also made a new half marathon record for myself - passing the half marathon point in 2 hours 36 minutes and beat the 14 mile time I had previously recorded - I passed the 14 mile point in 2 hours 45 minutes ish (ish because we had to guesstimate where the 14 mile mark would be but even if we were out by a few hundred meters I was still faster).
It looks like the treadmill may have played an important part in the result as my speedreps were more accurate than if I had run them outside and I also reduced some of the impact on my legs by running on a softer surface which meant I was in good condition today.
I have another dip in mileage next week as I take on the Britannic Asset Women only 10k Race in Glasgow
The weather was as good as it could be (for Scotland) in that it was sunny and dry but there was a strong wind whipping up every now and again which made me struggle to move forwards.
However I did better than I could have expected - I not only ran the 16 miles but I ran it faster than my projected time!!
When I did the 14 miles in 2 hours 53 minutes I had been running approximately 12 minute 20 seconds per mile so I should have achieved 16 miles in something like 3 hours 20 minutes or more. So when I completed 16 miles in 3 hours 10 minutes - 10 whole minutes faster than I ought to have done I was ecstatic to say the least.
That result meant I had been running an average of 11 minutes 55 seconds per mile nearly 30 seconds faster per mile than two weeks ago and over a longer distance to boot!
I also made a new half marathon record for myself - passing the half marathon point in 2 hours 36 minutes and beat the 14 mile time I had previously recorded - I passed the 14 mile point in 2 hours 45 minutes ish (ish because we had to guesstimate where the 14 mile mark would be but even if we were out by a few hundred meters I was still faster).
It looks like the treadmill may have played an important part in the result as my speedreps were more accurate than if I had run them outside and I also reduced some of the impact on my legs by running on a softer surface which meant I was in good condition today.
I have another dip in mileage next week as I take on the Britannic Asset Women only 10k Race in Glasgow
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