It's 1:00PM and I should be outside. Instead, I am sitting on my living room floor, trying to find the energy to shower. I just finished a tempo workout of 2 x 2.5k at goal 10k race pace (plus warmup and cool down, of course), and I am wiped. I ran faster than expected though, so I can't really complain. I would love to break 40 minutes sometime this year, but I don't have a 10k on my calendar and I doubt I will be able to squeeze one in between now and the marathon. I guess going fast will have to wait for another year.
Tuesday night I ran for an hour and forty-five minutes on the trails beside Spruce Lake, a water reserve on Saint John's West Side. I didn't know how far into the woods they ventured, so my friend Chris Fudge (you can check out his band Edge on Spiral here) drove his bike along with me and kept me company. I didn't know what to expect; I had never run the entire trail, I was running 30 minutes longer than my longest run, and I expected my run to end at 9PM sharp. If fatigue kicked in or the trail became impassable, I either end up running short of my goal, or in the dark.
Luckily, neither event happened. The trail was well groomed, and aside from a few rocky sections, easy to navigate. Better yet, it was a perfect distance for my run; the trail ended just as I was thinking it was time to turn around. Chris provided excellent technical support, handing water and food when needed, and keeping me distracted from my ever fatiguing limbs. We timed the run perfectly too; the sun was disappearing from the sky as we pulled back up to the car. Overall, great night.
Next up: running for two hours straight. Stay tuned for details.
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