Running Journal 22 - Long Run

Day: Monday, July 16th

Time: 5:35 pm

Duration: 2:21:58

Pace:  12'54"

Distance: 11.01 mi

Course: Reily Center, Indoor Track

Weather: Air-Conditioned

Mood: Good


Favorite Song on this Run: "Doo Wop" by Lauryn Hill


Notes: So I missed my long run on Sunday this week.  It rained a little too much and all the streets were flooded.  So I pushed it to today.  An eleven mile run on a Monday after work and before hanging out with a friend.  I have to work with time management.  So I got to the gym today and was not feeling the treadmills (there weren't any treadmills open).  So I set my sights on the indoor track!  I walked for 5 minutes and ran a mile before one of the ProStaff members joined me.  It was awesome!  We went about 6 miles together at a even pace that made it easy to not notice that it took ten laps around the track to complete a mile.  Pause.  I love watching runners.  Everyone has a different technique.  I will try everyones and incorporate it into my stride if I like it. Unpause.  There was a runner that was killing a very short but very quick stride.  His body was upright but he was a little lower to the ground.  So I tried to emulate.  It worked.  I was moving a quick pace, but I wasn't expending a lot of energy.  LOVE IT. After my running partner left I sped up a little bit, but like always I got fatigued at around mile 9.  I stopped for a few more water breaks until mile ten was over.  Then I was done.  I couldn't stand to look at the indoor track.  So I moved to a treadmill.  That lasted less that 5 minutes before I moved outside and ran around a neighborhood by the school.  It was a good run.  And I will continue to use the indoor track for shorter runs, and my new technique is good for pacing when I am tired!  Best run yet!