11 Mile Run

Ran 11 miles Saturday afternoon. Ran it in a 9 minute pace and felt really good with no problems. Looking forward to the next 20 mile run on Saturday.

20 Mile Run

Ran 20 miles this morning. The weather was perfect. Temperatures were in the 50's with very low humidity. Met up with my 2 running buddies and ran together for about 8 miles. I then ran the last 12 miles by myself. My objective today was to run the 20 at about a 9 minute pace. However I ended up with a 9:29 pace. Can't really explain it except hopefully at the next 20 in 2 weeks it will be faster. My total time was 3 hours and 9 minutes. I burned approximatley 2600 calories. I felt pretty good for about 15 miles then some soreness started to kick in. I consumed an energy gel at about mile 16.

Ran 12 miles this morning. This run really felt great. The weather was pretty good, not too humid with the temps in the 60's. Met 2 friends at about 5 miles and we ran together for about 4 miles at an 8 minute per mile pace. I finished the last 3 miles alone at about a 9 minute pace. Burned about 1600 calories. Hopefully next weekend I will do the first of 3 runs of miles or more before tapering for the marathon.