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7 on the 7th times 3

February 8, 2009 by MCM Mama 10 Comments

I originally planned for last Sundays 12K to be my “7 on the 7th” and was quite pleased with my 1:03:15 time.

Then I ran 12 miles on Tuesday and figured I should count that 7 since it was closer to the 7th, but my time was closer to 1:08.

But, oh my goodness, it was GORGEOUS today! I couldn’t resist going for a long run and decided to turn my tempo run into a 7 mile run. I ran a warm up mile a little too fast and then did 3.5 miles at an 8:45 pace. Like any good tempo, miles 5 and 6, which were not meant to be at tempo, were my “I think I’m going to puke” miles and were much slower. I got things back together for mile 7 and ended up finishing 7 miles in 1:03:05. Woot! I’m pretty sure that’s a personal best for that distance.

I’m not sure I should have pushed myself quite so hard though. I’m not completely over the cold and now I’m coughing like a pack a day smoker. Add the nice shiner I got while playing with the boys in the front yard and I’m only a baby in nothing but a diaper away from a stereotype. (Apparently when the toy says adult supervision required, they mean the adult should supervise, not actually use the toy. )

Thanks to Run to Finish for hosting a race on such a beautiful day!

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  1. Marci says

    February 8, 2009 at 12:43 am

    Great job, especially since it was times three!

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  2. Lisa Slow-n-Steady says

    February 8, 2009 at 1:05 am

    3x7miles makes you an over achiever. Glad the last one was the best though. 🙂

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  3. Melanie says

    February 8, 2009 at 1:34 am

    awesome job on the run, too bad about the shiner though!

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  4. Jess says

    February 8, 2009 at 2:30 am

    Nice job on all your big runs this week!

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  5. Toni says

    February 8, 2009 at 1:33 pm

    Congratulations! It’s great you had nice weather and such a fast run!

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  6. DC Running Mama says

    February 8, 2009 at 1:58 pm

    MCM Mama! Congrats on the tempo run! BTW, I had to look up BTDT! Also, I saw on your blog that you bought tickets for Savor. I don’t like beer much, but my hubby and sister and BIL do…but I can’t figure out how much it costs. Is it really $$??

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  7. RunnerMom says

    February 8, 2009 at 1:59 pm

    You have gotten so fast! That’s a great pace. I wish I’d done two more yestday for 7 on the 7th!

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  8. Carly says

    February 8, 2009 at 3:22 pm

    Nice job x three! You did great. Sorry about the shiner and I hope you feel better soon.

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  9. joyRuN says

    February 9, 2009 at 12:27 am

    Awesome times for all three!

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  10. RunToFinish says

    February 10, 2009 at 12:27 am

    thanks for leaving your site! for some reason my links wouldn’t show me your site!! I’ve added you to the results

    Reply
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