Day 78: A Bit of Redemption

From Me and the Road

Date: 3/19/10

Consecutive Days Run: 78

Runner: Brandon Wood

Shoes: Newton Gravitas

Location: New York, NY

Type of Run: Recovery

Time of Day: 6:19 PM EST

Distance Run: 6.27 miles

Time Run: 00:45:33

Average Pace: 07:15 per mile

Weather Conditions: Amazing (64 degrees Fahrenheit)

Disposition: Good

Link to Run Detail: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/27445321

About the Run: After yesterday’s disaster of a run, I felt like I needed to prove something to myself. So, I may have slightly ignored my assigned effort for today’s run. Coach Jeff gave me a 45 minute recovery run. This calls for a nice, easy run with not much effort. I tried that for about two minutes and then decided to ramp it up a few notches.

My run took me on my usual route on a, once again, beautiful evening. It turns out that my body is a bit in shock about the sudden temperature shift, but I need to get over that ASAP. As I reached the turn around point of my run (I had no idea of pace or distance as I don’t watch those things when I run, only heart rate and total time), there was a runner ahead who would be behind me as soon as I did an about face. As I did, I heard his footsteps about ten feet behind me and relished the chance at an impromptu challenge. At this point, I was right about seven minutes a mile, and the other runner, who I thought was a bit faster than that, had dropped off my wheel in short order.

The run went very well, but did leave me wondering how I’ll stay hydrated for my LSD run of two hours, fifteen minutes on Sunday. You see, during the Winter, all or almost all of the water fountains in the parks of New York City are turned off to avoid freezing. I have a Fuelbelt, but it only holds two, eight ounce bottles. Maybe a four bottle version is called for!