I gave Sadie the day off as she's been showing a little bit of pain in her front left leg. This is the second time in the past three months I've had to give her some time off. Hopefully an extra-extended rest will be all she needs. I don't think a trip to the vet is necessary quite yet, but if she's hurting any after this break than I'll probably bring her in. :(
The course is four 7.75 mile loops on a paved bike path that loops around Pullman. I had a nice run and was holding on to a 4-hr pace (my hey-why-not-give-it-a-shot goal) through three loops. The last loop was tough and I slowed quite a bit for a finish time of 4:16:38, which was still good enough for a 50k PR. (results)
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| On my third loop. |
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On the schedule now are some light weeks and a few local for-fun races before I start upping the miles to get ready for Scotland.
Oh, and in the last few days winter has finally arrived in Pullman.
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Oh, man! You beat my PR, hahaha. WAY TO GO! You still took a big chunk off your old time. How does a pavement 50K compare to a trail one? Was your old PR on trail? I know pavement *should* lead to a faster time, but I bet it also beats your legs up more. So it could be a toss up. Thoughts?
ReplyDeleteI hope Sadie feels better soon!
My old PR was on this same course last year. All my trail 50ks have been in the mountains, so there's not much comparison I can do with this one. I'll drop this course below 4hr next year I bet. :)
DeleteThere's a loop I train a lot on and the first half is gravel/dirt and second half is pavement. Even on days I have a tailwind on the trail going out I find that I'm still faster on the pavement coming back into the headwind. I think the pavement is a definitely a lot faster.
I'm sorry to hear that Sadie is feeling a bit under the weather...I sure hope everything is OK after the extended rest.
ReplyDeleteVERY nice time on the 50K PR, I personally know quite a few people who would consider that time absolutely awesome for a marathon.
She hasn't enjoyed the rest, that's for sure. I've seen the most pathetic puppy faces ever when I've tied up my shoes the last couple weeks and left her inside. :)
DeleteMaybe Sadie the Ultra Dog just needs some time off. Here's wishing her a quick recovery!
ReplyDeleteI think she thinks she's in trouble if she doesn't get to go on a run with me. She looks so sad and defeated when I tell her to "stay" as I'm walking out the door. Poor girl. :)
DeleteCongrats again on your daughter's great news.
Um...that time is better than my marathon last week. Ok, granted it was just a "fun" marathon but still.... :)
ReplyDeleteNice job on the 50K!! Hope your puppy is feeling better soon!