It’s hard to work on your marathon pace when your constantly running hills, so this week I finally drove myself to some flats on the south shore of Long Island.
But before that, somehow, I raced again.
The Sayville Summer Fest 4 miler is a mainstay on our race calendar, so we of course found ourselves sucked in to something we ideally wouldn’t want to be doing–racing the day before a long run.
No worries though, the 4 miler was a great tempo run.
I even got a sweet bag for my 3rd place age group finish. It’s a step up from stringy bags (which I despise), so I might actually use it. 🙂
My 16 miler was beautiful. I couldn’t have asked for much better weather considering the recent oppressive humidity, and I actually felt stronger than I did the day before.
I did have some gear related issues:
1. Iphone’s audio stopped working at mile 6 (sweat induced malfunction?)
2. Garmin died at mile 9 (my fault for not charging it)
3. Phone with Map My Run back up died at mile 15.22 (my battery is horrible lately)
Anyway, my legs never died–and that’s all that mattered.
This is what Map My Run had when I got my phone powered back up…clearly I stopped to address my gear issue!
Anyway, getting my long run done on flats was everything I hoped it would be:
1. I got to work on my marathon pacing
2. I got to run in the general area of the course
3. Gave my legs a break from the grueling hills I’ve been running
In last week’s post I talked about my goals for this marathon (or lack there of!), and after this long run, I think I’m pretty close to honing in on them. I definitely don’t mind putting them out there in a logical manner–I’m just still working them out in my own head!
Do you like to put your goals out there, or keep them to yourself?
Has your gear ever malfunctioned on a run? How did you deal with it?
P.S.- Did you know I’m doing a Tough Mudder next Saturday?! Ahhh!
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Looks like your legs held up very well indeed! Congrats on a great run and placing in your age group too. Tough Mudder huh? Sounds fun and scary 🙂
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Thanks Deborah! Exactly…fun and scary, right in the middle of marathon training no less!
Yay for an awesome long run (and 3rd place finish!!!). My long run was amazing this weekend too- seriously felt like a breeze compared to the oppressive humidity lately. Hoping it means I will survive my Fall marathon too! 🙂
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Yes, it was so nice out!!! I’m sure you will do great!
Great job on your race! That’s a shame that your gear decided to stop working, but…like you said, at least your legs didn’t! ;D
I tend to keep goals in my head til I get em’ done! 😛
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Thanks Farrah! If I do put my goals out there, it will be more for me than anyone else!