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Something I haven’t done in a while

December 4, 2011 by MCM Mama 14 Comments

I went out for a “long” run today.  I planned to take it slow and easy and aimed for a minimum of 4 miles and a goal of 6 miles.

Not only did I finish the 6 miles, I added on more mile and negative split the run!!!

This was only the second time I’ve done more than 6.5 miles since my half marathon in March.  Whoa.  And there was no pain.

My splits:
Mile 1: 10:58 (always good to start a run uphill, oy)
Mile 2: 10:18
Mile 3:10:39 (this was actually where I was trying to be LOL)
Mile 4: 10:28
Mile 5: 10:05 (Hello, endorphins!)
Mile 6: 9:50 (Fastest mile!!!)
Mile 7: 10:19

Gotta love a long run where your fastest mile is near the end.

In addition to my long run today, I had to get in a workout yesterday for Tall Mom’s “mile a day” in December and Samantha’s “30 for 60“.  I did a half mile warm up on the treadmill and then spent the next 20 minutes alternating between speedwork on the mill and pushups, planks, squats, and crunches.  I finished with a half mile cooldown.  30 minutes of heart pumping goodness.  The most amusing part was watching Shoo rock the pushups and squats better than I could.

I’m pretty sure walking is going to be challenging tomorrow!

(Edited to add, I’m tracking my challenges on a Challenges page now.  See how I’m doing this month!)

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  1. hiker mom says

    December 4, 2011 at 5:18 pm

    Great job!

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  2. Lisa says

    December 4, 2011 at 5:30 pm

    What a great feeling, huh? I've been a little lackluster in my running the last few weeks, so I too had a good longer run today. I'm celebrating with you!

    Reply
  3. Jessica Washburn says

    December 4, 2011 at 8:22 pm

    Wow! Way to go. 🙂

    Reply
  4. Char says

    December 4, 2011 at 9:56 pm

    That was a really impressive exercie day. Don't you just love when a run feels good? No pain. Reasonable speed. And enough energy to keep working hard to the end.

    Reply
  5. TriGirl says

    December 4, 2011 at 11:44 pm

    Negative splits are the BEST! Nice job on the run!

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  6. MomRunningFromCancer says

    December 5, 2011 at 12:39 am

    Isn't it feel great when everything comes together!

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  7. Lisa says

    December 5, 2011 at 1:12 am

    very very nice.

    Reply
  8. trifitmom says

    December 5, 2011 at 2:47 am

    so happy for ya…just got a sprained ankle and i am all out of sorts and stressing about not running

    Reply
  9. Shellyrm ~ just a country runner says

    December 5, 2011 at 3:09 am

    Sounds like a fabulous day. I love all these holiday challenges too. It helps motivate a little bit more.

    Reply
  10. Colleen says

    December 5, 2011 at 3:14 am

    Yay – great job getting back to it. No time better than now! :)Glad I found your blog! And thanks for the twitter follow!

    Reply
  11. ChocolateOrchid says

    December 5, 2011 at 3:14 am

    Congrats on the long run! Awesome job!

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  12. Elizabeth says

    December 5, 2011 at 7:26 pm

    Yipee! Those fast finishes always leave me feeling amazing, so that's great your run went even better than planned!

    Reply
  13. lindsay says

    December 6, 2011 at 12:45 am

    i like the idea of the challenges page! good luck 🙂

    Reply
  14. Suz and Allan says

    December 6, 2011 at 6:37 am

    Congratulations on a great run!

    Reply
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