3 miles
Tomorrow marks 100 days to the marathon and the official beginning to my marathon countdown.
Last night I ran 3 miles and I discovered something new.
The "0 Mile" marker is NOT the end of the 3 mile circuit. I ran past the marker as is customary for me with a big final kick, stopped the watch, and began to walk a little cool off distance. I make my way past the stretching things and a bench and look down and there's a marker that says "3 miles". So, I walked back to the "0 miles" marker and ran back to the 3 mile marker.
My hunch is that there is a 3.1 marker somewhere... but that'll have to wait until this evening to be discovered.
Mile 1: 9:21
Mile 1.5: 15:28
Mile 2: ?? Forgot to look at watch/missed the marker
Mile 3: 31:40
I lost about 1.5 minutes on the last 2 laps but averaged 10:30 for the run. Not bad. I'd still like to get my 3 milers down below 10:00, but I'd also like to finish the marathon.
Knee feels good. I plan to run tonight... another 3 miles. Rest Friday, run Saturday (longish 8 or 10 miles) then bike or run on the beach Sunday.
Oh yea, the Braves suck. SUCK SUCK SUCK SUCK SUCK SUCK!!!!!
Astros in 4.
posted by El Oso Furioso at
8:57 AM
1 Comments:
Joe, it sounds as if you were running at Memorial Park.
And if I'm not mistaken, the loop is actually 2.9 miles. So to get the full 3 miles, you have to run past the "mile 0" marker to the "mile 3" marker to get 3 miles in.
And I think that is it on the markers then.
I'm NOT even counting down to NYC because I'm not ready unless it is guaranteed to stay cool ... then I'm definitely OK.
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