Today I headed out by myself to conquer 11 miles. It has been awhile since I have done a decent long run and I needed to get out there before I totally lost motivation. Tom is nursing an injury and Todd is living it up in Vegas for New Years so I was on my own. But I was determined to get it done.
Because it has been awhile since my last long run, and I have been sick in between, I wanted to run somewhere that would boost my ego a bit. So I went to the Ogden Parkway to do these 11. I wanted flat and not many hills.
I started at Timbermine and made it to the Walmart on Wall Ave. I was going to continue going west but because I was alone I didn't want to get too far away from people. So I turned around and headed back. By the time I got back to the Timbermine I was just under 7 miles. I still had to come up with 4 miles. So I turned around again and two miles out put me at Washington Blvd where I turned around and made my way back to the car. Not ideal but not bad either. The last few miles were definitely a push for me. The last mile it was pure determination to get me back to my car that kept me going.
Because it has been awhile since my last long run, and I have been sick in between, I wanted to run somewhere that would boost my ego a bit. So I went to the Ogden Parkway to do these 11. I wanted flat and not many hills.
I started at Timbermine and made it to the Walmart on Wall Ave. I was going to continue going west but because I was alone I didn't want to get too far away from people. So I turned around and headed back. By the time I got back to the Timbermine I was just under 7 miles. I still had to come up with 4 miles. So I turned around again and two miles out put me at Washington Blvd where I turned around and made my way back to the car. Not ideal but not bad either. The last few miles were definitely a push for me. The last mile it was pure determination to get me back to my car that kept me going.
**STATS**
Distance: 11 miles
Time: 1:45:18
Pace: 9:34/min/mile
Temperature: 30 degrees
Time of Day: 9:45 a.m.
BEFORE
AFTER (red cheeks)
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