the value of interaction.
Last week ended up on a high note. I ran with the group out at Todd's Road for the first time in a while, which really helped the quality of my long run. We ran the 18 mile loop, starting out on Basin Springs, heading over Jones Nursery, up Pit Bull to Judy Ray's and back to the club house. I love this run!
We averaged just over an 8 minute pace for the entire run. But after Judy Ray's we were consistently under 8 min pace and ran around 6:40 for our last mile. The last mile pace is great because I didn't really feel like I picked it up that much. (I'll post the data on the forum if/when I get it.)
Even with the good run on Saturday morning, Nikki had a better run. She ran the 15 mile loop over Pit Bull, by herself. And ran it in approx. 2:15! Jim and I were talking about where she was at because we didn't catch her on Jones' Nursery. Then we didn't catch her by the time we got to Judy Ray's. And then we never caught her by the time we reached the school house. We thought for sure that she found people to run with and did something different. She didn't. She just ran a lot faster than I (we) thought was possible.
Value of Interaction
This week has also been exciting for me because there seems to be a lot of different forms of interaction among the runners. This isn't new, but I think this week I've noticed how valuable it is (for me at least).
This week I ran with the Johns' group on Tuesday and Thursday, which is a certain running dynamic (fast). Saturday was a relaxed run with the group at Todd's (but still a high quality run). Wednesday, Nikki and I ran with Ernie, Haley and Sarah, which was a nice social aspect to my weekly runs. Then Nikki and I did a stride workout Wednesday night, which is "business", trying to improve our economy.
But apart from the running itself, we had the Todd's email list, the Johns' email list and this week a few people jumped on our boards. I also had a good friend from Nebraska email me about my training and thoughts I had on the blog.
Everything put together creates a tightly developed running culture for me to participate in. I hope that it is a culture that will help propel me towards my goals. If nothing else, I'm enjoying the heck out of the lifestyle. I would be very happy talking about endurance sports 16 hours a day. (I always need 8 hours of sleep!)
Here's to another week in running paradise.
We averaged just over an 8 minute pace for the entire run. But after Judy Ray's we were consistently under 8 min pace and ran around 6:40 for our last mile. The last mile pace is great because I didn't really feel like I picked it up that much. (I'll post the data on the forum if/when I get it.)
Even with the good run on Saturday morning, Nikki had a better run. She ran the 15 mile loop over Pit Bull, by herself. And ran it in approx. 2:15! Jim and I were talking about where she was at because we didn't catch her on Jones' Nursery. Then we didn't catch her by the time we got to Judy Ray's. And then we never caught her by the time we reached the school house. We thought for sure that she found people to run with and did something different. She didn't. She just ran a lot faster than I (we) thought was possible.
Value of Interaction
This week has also been exciting for me because there seems to be a lot of different forms of interaction among the runners. This isn't new, but I think this week I've noticed how valuable it is (for me at least).
This week I ran with the Johns' group on Tuesday and Thursday, which is a certain running dynamic (fast). Saturday was a relaxed run with the group at Todd's (but still a high quality run). Wednesday, Nikki and I ran with Ernie, Haley and Sarah, which was a nice social aspect to my weekly runs. Then Nikki and I did a stride workout Wednesday night, which is "business", trying to improve our economy.
But apart from the running itself, we had the Todd's email list, the Johns' email list and this week a few people jumped on our boards. I also had a good friend from Nebraska email me about my training and thoughts I had on the blog.
Everything put together creates a tightly developed running culture for me to participate in. I hope that it is a culture that will help propel me towards my goals. If nothing else, I'm enjoying the heck out of the lifestyle. I would be very happy talking about endurance sports 16 hours a day. (I always need 8 hours of sleep!)
Here's to another week in running paradise.
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