This week was a little different than the others. On Tuesday we ran for 45 minutes doing most of the Glory Days 5K portion plus the getting there and getting back so somewhere between 6 and 7K. Knowing I couldn't make Thursday, I decided to go to the track on Wednesday and do speed drills with Ray and Bob. Tough stuff but I was able to complete the 8 laps (with a 100m walking break between) at a pace faster than normal - in other words "no talking allowed (or for the punsters aloud).
On Friday, I did four laps trying to calibrate my IPod so it is a little more accurate. And on Saturday, at 7:30 a.m. in gorgeous sunshine, I ran 5K to test the newly calibrated IPod. It said I ran 5.28K which was much more accurate than usual but still not good enough. I completed the 5K in 29'55'' which is a couple of minutes better than my first 5K at the Cannery Run.
On Sunday, we ran 13K which is our longest run yet. I ran the first 6.5 with Ray and for reasons too difficult to explain, Ray checked our pacing. We were running a 5'40"/km, much faster than the 6 min/km that I seem to find comfortable. Ray continued on and Gail who was not far behind us caught up to me. By the time we reached 9K, I had to slow down. (I had probably been slowing down before that.) When we reached the beginning of the hill from the SPCA to Sherman, I told Gail to go ahead as I was finding it too difficult to maintain her pace. In fact, there were a couple of times on that hill where I almost felt like quitting. I managed to keep going and the rest of the way in was fine.
Unfortunately, when I went to check my IPod to see the time and the accuracy of the calibration, I discovered that I had mistakenly shut it off after 7 minutes. Brilliant technician I am. I am pretty sure that I did the first half in 36 minutes and the back half in 39 which is still an ok pace.
Side note: I would love to learn the story behind some of the items found on the side of the road. As I am chugging along, I noticed what appeared to be a lady's under garment. Now, how did that get there?
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