Sleepy Head Long Run

Time: 105:23
Distance: 16.01 miles
Pace: 6:34
Map

After a very uneventful Fourth of July here in Norman (the fireworks show was canceled due to rain), Meagan and I were able to get lots of sleep. I had been up early the last three mornings and my body was ready for some recovery. We didn't leave the apartment until well after 10:00 am which isn't ideal but the weather allowed for it. The rain cooled off the morning air to a cool 73 degrees.

Our first destination was Sutton Woods where we ran 3 laps around the dirt trail. The pace was casual and my legs were feeling well recovered from the race. The pace dropped just slightly from 7 to 9 miles which brought Meagan back near the apartment. The first 9 mile splits were: &:53, 7:22, 7:12, 7:14, 6:58, 7:03, 6:54, 6:51, 6:38.

I still had 7 miles to run so I continued south through campus and ran found myself down by Hwy 9. The pace continued to drop and soon I was clicking off sub-6 minute efforts. I felt comfortable running a bit quicker today as the weather permitted an increased pace. The splits for the remainder of the run were: 6:10, 5:56, 5:41, 5:48, 5:46, 5:37, 6:14.

Now what I find peculiar is that Jailhouse ran 1:42:00 for 16 miles while it took me 3 minutes longer. He, too, was running with his girlfriend for ~10 miles before running the remaining 6 miles solo. So, it would have taken him about 70-75 minutes to run 10 miles and then he added on another 33 minutes which he says was 6 miles. Given the fact that he ran 34:04 for 10k (5:28 pace) on Saturday and finished his last 6 miles at 5:30 pace today either means Jailhouse is on the juice or needs a refresher arithmetic lesson. Zing!

Sorry, my apologies up front.

I'm pretty sure Keith Kelly posted about Passion Pit a few weeks back, but the Sleepyhead song and post title can't be passed up.