Marathon Training

Dancbjammin (http://www.trimywill.com) and I had a great long run yesterday. We met Downtown at 5 am and ran down Taylor to catch the Trinity. We took the Trinity just past University out to the Colonial neighborhoods. From there, we ran through Overton Park and then over near Foster Park. The total course ended up being 16.10 miles, so I was pretty accurate considering it was a 16-mile run! We started off at a nice, easy pace and I was feeling really good. About halfway through the run, we went from the street to the sidewalk, and I did not see the rope/chain that was up. I had a pretty big fall, but fortunately I was okay. Since it was still dark outside, I didn't see any damage. I could just feel the gravel on my face. We continued our run and once the sun came up, the blood on my knee became apparent. It wasn't too bad, just a little gross. I think it was pretty noticeable too. We finished the run, and I headed to the gym at work to shower. The security guard asked me if I was okay... I probably looked pretty gross at that point. Fortunately we have a nurse's station (it's like elementary school!) at work, so I got my knee cleaned up and bandaged. I did the run on Thursday (rather than Saturday) since we're leaving for Oklahoma today and going camping this weekend.

Run Stats
The Plan - 16 miles @ 10:36/mile average
16.10 miles, 2:44:39 total time, 10:13/mile average, 150 avg HR
Mile 1 - 10:19 (133 HR)
Mile 2 - 10:47 (140 HR)
Mile 3 - 10:21 (143 HR)
Mile 4 - 10:16 (145 HR)
Mile 5 - 10:24 (147 HR)
Mile 6 - 10:15 (147 HR)
Mile 7 - 10:30 (147 HR)
Mile 8 - 10:56 (150 HR), this includes my fall
Mile 9 - 10:24 (151 HR)
Mile 10 - 10:01 (152 HR)
Mile 11 - 10:17 (151 HR)
Mile 12 - 10:20 (153 HR)
Mile 13 - 10:19 (152 HR)
Mile 14 - 9:16 (162 HR), this is where Dan took off and I chased
Mile 15 - 9:17 (167 HR)
Mile 16 - 9:54 (169 HR)