Eastern Hills

Time: 83:28
Distance: 12.62 miles

W/u: 19:39 for 2.62 miles
W/o: 4 x 2 miles in 5:05 to 5:10 (pace changed to accommodate the hills)
C/d: 15:47 for 2.01 miles

The workout this morning began bright and early from Craig and Lance's house on Tecumseh road east of town. The Norman Conquest was taking place this morning which is a cool event that I was able to experience a little bit last year. OK Runner was hosting the first water stop along the course and Scotty, Meagan and I were asked to help out.

We warmed up from the house and headed out to the corner of 60th and Tecumseh. I decided that my route was going to start about a third of a mile north on 60th, run west on Tecumseh and then finish up on 48th. There would be two right-hand turns on the way out and the opposite on the way back. I had the luxury of having Scotty D on his bike to block any traffic or scare off any dogs that would come my way.

Splits:
5:14, 5:08 for 10:22 (2:04),
5:10, 5:15 for 10:25 (2:07),
5:17, 5:11 for 10:28 (2:05),
5:14, 5:08 for 10:22 and 8.49 miles in 48:00 total.

I had a great workout out on the hills, felt very controlled for the most part. I was able to pump the arms on the uphill and tried to lean into the downhills (Rick Wemple would have been proud). I think if I had done this workout on a track I could have easily run 76s. I'm pretty sure that when I began the workout the temps were in the upper 60s, perhaps low 70s. It was a great finally having the cooperation of the weather out there. This effort was a good indicator of my fitness level right now and a step in the right direction in terms of aerobic pacing.