Running Routes for One and All
I offer today less in the way of prose and reflection, and more in the way of data.
Since the beginning of November, I have mapped and saved my longer runs:
- November 2nd – 9 miles in 1:07:22
- November 5th – 6.35 miles in 48:00
- November 10th – 12 miles in 1:34:23
- November 16th – 13.5 miles in 1:42:14
I have twelve days until the Seattle Half Marathon and many fewer training runs remaining. I will be running Tuesday through Thursday this week, both days this weekend, and then Tuesday through Thursday again next week.
I still do not have a specific goal for my half marathon finish. I would certainly like to run faster than my 7:34 per mile pace from my last long run.
I use Gmap Pedometer to plan and measure my running routes. The site recently added a fantastic feature: automatic route tracing. Rather than using impossibly straight segments between two user-specified points, the application traces the road between the two points to calculate the true distance. Of course, this feature is no good if one does not follow the actual road but is a huge time-saver otherwise.
For now, I need to plow through a bit more work and then do my training. I will be running between 3 and 4 miles and then doing some sort of strength workout. Zoom!