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Sunday I did my long run inside, normally when I do this I like to go to one of the centers in the Edmonton area with a bigger track, such as Servus Place or Terwillegar Rec Centre. This time I was going in the afternoon and running by myself so I just kept it simple and went to the Jaime Platz YMCA. The track here is about 170 M, 9.5 laps per mile, and isn't completely round so it isn't too hard on the body (eg. always turning). I like running laps inside because it is easy to track your pace and adjust as needed. I had started my run with the intention of doing 86 laps for 9 miles, but as I went I thought why not go 10 miles, after I've gone all this way. Running that many laps is a little boring, almost like the IM practice swims in 25 m pools (152 laps) but not as bad as you can people watch look outside, etc. I tried to adjust my pace every mile and ended up going 10:30/10:00/9:30/9:00/10:00/9:30/9:00/8:15/9:00/9:00. At the end of the run it felt like I had just finished a race, I was exhausted and am still sore.
I thought it would be interesting to compare this run to the my last two Fall Classic 10 Milers, to try to get an idea of what type of shape I am in.
Comparison of Jamie Platz YMCA 10 Miler with Previous Fall Classic Results Section!
Total Time:
Run of the Week: 1:33:17
Fall Classic 2013: 1:35:16
Fall Classic 2012: 1:28:07
Average HR:
Run of the Week: 166
Fall Classic 2013: 183
Fall Classic 2012: 182
In conclusion, I am definitely in better shape now than in the fall of 2013, and probably in at least a little better shape than the fall of 2012 too, though I did run 5 minutes faster in that race.
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