Robyn Runs

4.849 miles in a little less than 40 minutes for 8:15 pace

This was a fun run around Boston, though I ran into a lot of Sox fans making their way to the stadium. Once out of the fray, I ran along the esplanade and "raced" the cars crawling through traffic. Not much of a challenge but I'll take whatever wins I can get. :)

I did feel a little sluggish at first but I pushed through it and was fine the second half. I worked 11 hours at work today before the run, didn't drink enough water and didn't get enough sleep. I normally wouldn't have run on a day like this, but it makes me feel better. So I just left my work clothes and computer at the office, and ran out of there and all the way home.

2.954 miles in 24:47:18 for 8:23:29 pace.

I'm not sure if there's a way for me to calculate my pace on this site, though I'm sure there is... I'm still discovering all the tools on here.

This was a short run, but a good one. I didn't run very hard often when training for the marathon, so I want to ease into stronger, longer runs. I'd like to get used to running faster when I'm tired.

Also, looking at the photos of myself in the marathon, I think my stride is a little sloppy. It may just be some bad angles, or me overanalyzing, but it looks like my legs are strong going forward, but sort of flop back. I'm trying to keep in mind, so I follow through with my stride.

8.266 miles in 1:16:46 for 9:17 pace.

Ran around Needham while Mark was at the gym. (Not often I run anywhere but Boston/Brookline, so it was a nice change.) I actually intended to run from his gym to a track, but when I arrived at the high school where the track was, I found out the track wasn't. Guess soccer is a bigger deal in Needham, so they replaced the track with a nice new field. I used the morning to run around at a relaxed pace instead. Felt good, though my blisters from the marathon still bothered me. I have terrible feet.