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Spring is in the Air….Not!

March 4, 2011 By Toni Church

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     I woke up this morning to sunshine, the birds chirping and of course my 2 year old screaming, “juice, juice”.  It felt like spring until I opened the door to let my dog Comet outside….brrr!   At 7 am it was 21 degrees, not the ideal temperature for me to run in but I was hoping it warm up a little by my 8 am departure.

     Pre-run fuel was plain non-fat Greek yogurt with 1/2 mashed sweet potato, pumpkin pie spice, wheat germ and chia seeds.

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    It tasted great and I ate it about 1 hour prior to my run.

    At 8 am the temp was slightly warmer at 25 degrees, still not ideal but I layered my clothes and hoped I would warm up quickly.  The only thing I was missing was some gloves, I lost mine about a month ago and have yet to replace them.  Here I am pre-run freezing my butt off.

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    Even though it was cold there was no wind at all, which made the run feel easier and thankfully warmer.  I warmed up after a mile and by mile 4 I had stripped off my outer layer and tied it around my waist for the remainder of the run.  I brought some GU with me for mid-run fuel but I didn’t use it.  The run was relatively easy but I did develop a lot of phlegm and heartburn which I blame on the yogurt, the dairy did not agree with me.  Next week I will try something different, maybe some Ezekiel bread with PB and banana.

     Any suggestions?

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     I completed 8 miles in 1:14:50.  Here is the breakdown mile by mile, courtesy of my Garmin:

  • Mile 1: 9:03.06
  • Mile 2: 9:18.05
  • Mile 3: 9:21.12
  • Mile 4: 9:30.59
  • Mile 5: 9:32.22
  • Mile 6: 9:27.57
  • Mile 7: 9:16.64 (negative split!)
  • Mile 8: 9:19.96

     Not too bad for my second long run and I was even able to decrease my pace during the last 2 miles.  I ran last week’s 8 mile run in 1:19:09, almost 5 minutes longer than today’s run.  I think this has to do with running outdoors, I seem to be naturally faster outside than I am on the treadmill.  Overall a great training run!

     Tomorrow is a rest day and I plan on doing some yoga to stretch my muscles that I know are going to be sore after today’s run.  Sunday is an easy 5 miler hopefully outside, weather permitting.  I hope everyone has a great weekend!!

    Do you find that you run faster outside vs. running on the treadmill?

    

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About Toni Church

My name is Toni and I am a mother, wife, runner, blogger and RN originally from Long Island. I now reside in Tampa Bay. I blog about running, health, fitness and my life. Follow my journey as I run, love and live my life to the fullest.

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  1. Joe says

    March 4, 2011 at 7:03 PM

    I always run faster outside than on a treadmill and only use a treadmill when I absolutely cannot run outside. Great job…Keep it up!!!

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