It has always been a struggle for me to get a run in when I'm on my own. So this Saturday my training plan had me scheduled to run 8-10 miles. I was again in Betterton so I had to run on my own. Last weekend I ran 8 miles so I decided to just add in a little more mileage but keep the same general route. This was my view before taking off on my run.
I felt good on the way out to Still Pond but I kept having struggles with my pace. I have been frustrated that if I want to finish the half in under 2 hours, I really need to pick up my pace on long runs. My track work has been good, but my long runs are too slow.
On the way back I kept thinking about that 2 hour goal. Is it realistic? Am I really the kind of runner that can hit that? Right now the answer is no. But I will work hard until the answer is yes.
The reality is that I ran 9.2 miles on my own. I finished it and I felt good. That deserves a celebration...whether the pace is at a breaking 2 hour pace or not!
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