...is the one that hurt your ego. Running a marathon slower than intended can be a downer for some, but for me it was still a joy to finish. However, there is a training day in my regiment that I simply could not do --- run for one hour in heart zone 1 (i.e... VERY VERY SLOWLY). Not just slowly like I am out of shape, but jog more slowly than some people are walking. Maybe if I am in better shape I can move at some reasonable speed with my heart rate under 110 or so, but for now, that workout is impossible.
Why was it hard? I am somewhat embarrassed to be running that slowly, but as long as I can out-move people walking their strollers I don't feel too silly. Perhaps it is the paradox of some training routines that I need to get better used to. I still did a similar workout... just in heart rate zone 2. That was still much slower than I like, but it was very easy to maintain for 60+ minutes and I felt great afterward. I will do my utmost to follow this plan for at least 1 month.
April 10th -- Tarheel 10 Miler. Confirmed.
Goal: 8:00 pace
Realistic Goal: 8:30 pace
What will happen: 9:15 pace.
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