Raced the Garmin Virtual Guy tonight over a 13 mile course….and beat him! The plan was simple – just run 7 minute mile pace for as long as possible. Here’s what happened:
Splits: 6:55 6:52 6:45 6:52 6:51 6:40 6:45 6:38 6:32 6:29 6:23 6:12 6:09 for a total time of 1:26:10 and average 6:36 per mile pace.
The Newton Gravitas were definitely a huge factor. As I’ve posted before, it’s hard not to run fast in the Newtons. Once you find the sweet spot, there’s no turning back. Actually, I don’t think I’ve ever run a faster 13 mile training run….ever!
Also, tonight was the first run with a new Amphipod handheld bottle, The 20oz of melon flavored HEED definitely kept me going. Worked a treat!
Now I’m looking forward to a couple of easy days (and I mean easy!) before Saturday’s CHKD RunWalk for the Kids 8k. My 8k PR is 28:59 (set at the 2006 Neptune Festival) and I think it’s time for a new one. Besides, I rather fancy a celebratory Saturday night Samichlaus….