Woohoo! 50 miles for the week. This run was good in some ways, but tough in others. Good in that I got it done, and it felt pretty good, especially after driving for 7 hours with the family to get to my wife's parents' house. Tough in that it was much colder than I was used to (in the 20's in New Mexico) and totally dark with no streetlights (luckily I was able to wear a headlamp to allow me to see better). Here are my splits for the 10 mile run: | Mile | Split
| 1
| 7:42
| 2
| 7:44
| 3
| 7:38
| 4
| 7:40
| 5
| 7:29
| 6
| 7:40
| 7
| 7:35
| 8
| 7:41
| 9
| 7:38
| 10
| 7:01
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First half in 38:13, second half in 37:35, total time of 1:15:48, average pace of 7:34/mile. Negative split of 38 seconds. Run felt good, I was bundled up real nice, but started to feel cold after 7 miles. It wasn't until I got into the house that I realized why: I was soaked from sweat. Afer a nice warm shower I was finally feeling warmer, and got to see the end of the Las Vegas bowl where BYU blocked a 28-yard UCLA field goal with 2 seconds to go to win the game. Go Cougars! I am ecstatic that I hit 50 miles for the week - I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to do it or not, and even during the run I had thoughts of turning around at the 4 mile mark, but decided (thankfully) to persevere. I am feeling really good about my fitness and preparation for both Shiprock and next year's St. George (assuming I get in). I am determined to not only qualify for Boston, but break 3 hours this year.
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