LSD 13.3 miles

in 204min, 15.3minmile, better, much better than last week.

GB wanted to do 13miles instead of the scheduled 10 , and follow a course simulating the san francisco course. So we did 3 hills, at 6miles, 7miles and then at 11 miles. Our time is 4 min slower than our half-m in May, but this course included the 3 bad hills.

Also our pace is better at 15.3minmile this week, compared to 17.5minmile last week. Today, the weather was beautiful. We started at 4.36 AM, 60 degrees, took 3 short water breaks. Our first mile was actually slow at 17minmile, but we caught on later and completed 8miles in less than 2 hours. Followed the R3/W2 pattern and GB wanted to do the R4/W2, but I think for the 26miler!! next week we will do R2/W2. And this time we ran till the last half mile which we walked as part of cooldown.

Overall satisfied. Had some soreness and tiredness after, which might have been relieved if I had done some stretching. But I had to make a trip to San fransisco with DH and 14yo to meet his college buddy. So that drive to and fro SF, which took total of 6 hours, and wandering around in that big mall in Union Square didnt help much.

I am stiff now. Will do some strtching for a couple of days to help.While in SF tried to drive along the course of the marathon but couldnt due to time constraints. But the drive in SF itself took my breath away. They say 'no cable car hills' but I didnt see any other type there! If I have to do even one of those hills I am dead! GB did compare the hills on the course with our neighbourhood hills and one of them is equivalent to our big bad hill . But nope, not like the ones in the city.

DAys moving faster now. Somedays feel I will be able to do this, somedays not. Lets see. The only thing I am worried about is that each running plan recommends doing atleast one 20 miler, we have not done a single one so far. I dont know if physically we will be able to make a jump from 15 miles max to 26 or even 24 miles next LSD. Or even if we should attempt that.

Will try and go for a recovery walk today, rest monday, R/W 4.6m on T/W/TH, rest F, LSD of 10 miles on Sat.