Week 19

Week 19


I have to tell you about my bike ride before I talk about last weekend’s run…I did it. All 100 miles of the P-Nut Douville Memorial Bike Ride. It. Was. Awesome.

And exhausting. Though not in the running a marathon kind of way…hard to explain, but in some ways the marathon and a half over two is way more difficult. I think mainly because of all the impact of running, but biking that far definitely had its challenges. Like pressure. On my butt. For a really, really long time.

The scenery was beautiful and the company was good. I kept a pretty steady pace the whole time, though around mile seventy I really conked out…but by then, what was thirty more miles, lol?? On the way out, the bridge into Port St Joe was simply a really nice challenge. The way back, I swear that thing turned into Mount Everest. It was a painfully long climb, especially since that was right about mile seventy.

Okay, I had to get that out there. Unfortunately, I think the 27-mile run followed the next weekend’s 100-mile bike ride really wore me out, so my 30-mile weekend turned into a 20-mile weekend. So, it’s another re-do run. I’m going to Vegas this weekend (UFC fight!!!!!!); the next run will be in a couple of weeks.

But here are the stats for last weekend:


Friday:
Distance: 5 miles
Total time: 1:00:38
Average pace: 12:08
Best pace: 9:00
Weather: 41*, 75% humidity (feels like 41*)
Song o’ the run: “For Whom the Bell Tolls” (Metallica)


Saturday:
Distance: 15 miles
Total time: 3:20:22
Average pace: 13:21
Best pace: 9:24
Weather: 44*, 70% humidity (feels like 44*)
Song o’ the run: “Suds in the Bucket” (Sara Evens)