Today’s plan was for 8-miles at “easy” pace, and I was joined by my friend Brian on the Harpeth River Greenway at 5:30am. The humidity was again pretty dense (there was even a low-lying fog), and temps were slightly higher than yesterday.
We started off by the driving range on Old Harding, and ran 3.25-miles out and back on the greenway. Our pace was very chill, but I still nailed the high-end of my “easy” range on every split but the first one. It is already obvious to me than many of the goal pace ranges in the Hansons Plan will have to be modified as the heat and humidity continue to rise in Middle Tennessee.
Brian stayed with me until we got back to the cars at 6.5-miles, and then I did another 1.5-miles solo going the other direction on the greenway. I’m very glad for the company, because it sure made this run a lot easier to get through. My overall pace average was 9:01 per mile. Here’s a breakdown of today’s splits:
My plan is to complete 38-miles this week, but my longest run should be today’s 8-miler.
In addition to the run, I also got in the following cross-training exercises with Olivia:
- Plank w Reach (15 x 2)
- Side Raises (25 x 2)
- Bridge (25 x 2)
- Superman / Bananna (25 x 2)
“I dare you to train for a marathon, and not have it change your life.”
-Susan Sidoriak