What a fun few days, packed in the Bunny Hop 5K, Easter with
the Family, my 20 mile long run Sunday with Bill and Shannon, and got to watch
the Boston Marathon(well some I had to listen to at work). It has been a really fun and exciting last
few days for my running and I come into this week feeling very energized and
ready for another challenge!
SUNDAY – 20.25 Miles – Easter Sunday Long Run from
Fountain Park on Asbury through the Mines of Spain and back.
Our Easter Morning run was just awesome, the weather was
around 50 at the start(around 5am) and stayed within 5 degrees to the
finish. This was the longest run I’ve
had to date and I was a little concerned about how my body would handle 20
miles, those concerns were put to rest as I got through this workout feeling
just great. The route was just awesome
and took us from One Mean Bean in Fountain Park down Asbury and Grandview to
the bike path leading down to the Mines of Spain. From that point we hit the trails and wound
our way up to the top of the park where I left a couple water bottles waiting,
man that HyVee water never tasted so good!
We turned back and went back through the park and up the path, at this
point we started picking up the paced and dropped down to a 7:30 or so for the
remaining 4-5 miles… I actually felt pretty comfortable at the faster pace as
my legs and hips felt like they got a good stretch. As I finished the run crossing the 20 mile
mark I just confirmed what I had thought all along, 20 is just another number…
I don’t take it lightly as it is a nice milestone to hit; I acknowledge it and
move on.
MONDAY – 4.5 Miles – Run4Boston Run – Murphy Park
Monday Night there was a Run4Boston run put together by some
local running folks at Murphy Park. It
was a pretty cool run and it was nice to get to see some new faces and talk and
run with some new people. We did a nice
slow run down and back on Grandview and enjoyed the run and each other’s
company… sometimes it is nice to just trot along without worrying about time or
mileage. It sure was a great race this
year too, Meb rocked it out and made for a great race and nerve racking last
couple miles.
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