Sometimes life forces you to make constant adaptations. For example, this past weekend, I had to postpone - mind you, not cancel - the Sunday long run. That meant I was slipping out tonight to get the run done. And of course, because it’s a weeknight, I did not have the time to run 13-14 miles. So I decided ”OK let’s just run faster. I started out at threshold effort (4 miles), then pushed it to HM effort. The results were pretty solid overall. At 6.56 miles, I basically had done 6.56 miles, basically a half a half marathon. By the end of it I was going at sub-9 miles pace. Ran 1:01 for the whole thing and felt like I still had at least another gear in reserve. I’m calling it a win on the night. 6 weeks to go.
Also, I forgot how much I really like my Asics Magic Speed. That may very well be the shoe that toes the line next month.
