Lunchtime Seven Miler

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What a pleasant day for a lunchtime run - the temperature touching 60°F with a clear, blue sky. The only negative was the 16mph wind, which is oh so typical for this time of year. Good practice for Shamrock though I guess!

I headed out the door with the aim of running four to six easy miles depending how my legs felt. The route I ended up taking was a little longer than planned and after 53 minutes I’d covered 7.3 miles and was back out the house. Aside from the annoying NW wind, the run was very enjoyable and my legs felt great.

I experimented with a few different running styles, just in case I need to change my usual running action during Sunday’s marathon. I’ve found on a course as flat as the Shamrock Marathon, the 26.2 miles of repetitive motion can really take it’s toll on your legs. By varying my running action, however, I get to use different muscles and it helps to break things up a little. I don’t typically have the same experience on hilly courses (which I prefer), so it’s good to have a plan for pancake flat Virginia Beach just in case things take a turn for the worse.

I didn’t really pay much attention to my splits today, I just ran, but for the sake of completeness, here they are:

Mile 1 - 7:42
Mile 2 - 7:05
Mile 3 - 7:22
Mile 4 - 7:12
Mile 5 - 7:13
Mile 6 - 7:19
Mile 7 - 7:04

And as usual, click on the MotionBased map for detailed metrics of the run: