Feb 02 2009
Friggin’ 9 Miles
Well, I did it. It took me 1 hour and 47 minutes for a blazing 5.05 mph average. I walked a pretty significant chunk of it, because it turns out that running on pavement hurts. I also stopped twice to stretch, for the same reason. This would seem to indicate that I have no idea how fast I’m running or how to pace myself, because if you factor in the walking and the stops I beat the pants off my usual treadmill average. I think I made it through with no injuries, save the beginning of a blister on my big toe. I will definitely have to get new shoes if this is going to be a regular thing. Suggestions are more than welcome!
The route I took is beautiful. I should have taken my camera, maybe I’ll do that next week when I repeat this insanity.
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My expert advice…okay, maybe it’s just an opinion at this point, is to get a gait analysis, some shoes, and pay attention to pace within the parameters of sensible training. You don’t want an injury and even a couple of smallish blisters can put you off schedule. My two cents worth.
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You’d better not be planning on making me run 9 miles (or any distance, really) when I come visit. That’s all I’m sayin’.
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Yeah — running on pavement is a little harder on everything than running on a ‘mill. And if you’re running on concrete sidewalks, that’s even worse. Best way to pace yourself is to run at a pace such that you’re not too out of breath to carry on a simple conversation, which, if you run alone, you have to estimate I suppose. Blisters just happen when you run longer distances, but they’ll happen less and less as you go on; your feet will probably be a bit sore tomorrow. BodyGlide can be helpful for preventing the blisters. Congrats on the 9 miles!
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Yeah, what Jett said!
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