Today's run was 8 miles, with a 20 minute segment in the middle reserved for steady state pace.
Our coach described a steady state pace as approximately 85% of maximum heart rate - somewhere in between half marathon and 30K pace - my only thought, How am I supposed to go faster than 85% of maximum heart rate for an entire half marathon?
My half marathon pace is supposed to be 9:32 - so I just decided that I would try to go faster than 10:00/mile for 20 minutes. My plan worked and I ended up doing the entire 8 miles in an average of 10:46/mile, with the two miles in the middle being right around 9:42.
This week Cub's school is on summer vacation (Buttin wants his money back), so Buttin and I are taking turns going into work and being at home with Cub. We also have MorMor coming in town on Thursday and Friday. Cub and I played this morning outside with the hose.
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