Two Sundays of 15 milers.
The first at 7:41 pace... the second also at 7:41 pace.
The first was easy and this last weekend I suffered.
There are several factors that led probably led to this run feeling much more difficult than last weeks. Workload, temperature, recovery, etc... But I think a large factor was pacing.
Last Sunday I ran easy, kept the HR in the 130s, felt good the whole run, steadily picking up the pace as the run progressed and finished with a comfortable 6:30 last mile. This Sunday, I started just a bit faster, slowed down in the middle and finished decently but not comfortably...
Comparing the 2, runs I had 10 miles that were at or under the average pace of 6:41 this week. Last week only the last 3 miles were under the average pace of 6:41... but with the final 2 miles I made up all the lost time and wound up finishing 2 seconds faster.
A couple thoughts:
1. For a good time, run smarter not harder.
2. I wonder which run gave me a better training stimulus?
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