I picked up running again early this year, around mid March. With close to no runs under my belt, I decided to enter a 15k race (9.3 miles) on April 1st. Prior to that 15k race, the last race I had entered was in 2010 so my only goal was to finish the race and finish without any injuries. Fast forward to August, midway through my half marathon training program I had to do one of my weekend long runs, 8 miles to be precise.
I had completed my 15k race in 1hr40mins @ 11min/mile pace, so I figured that this 8 mile long run which is only 1.3 miles less was going to be around the same time. My race pace had been steadily improving running at/around 9min/mile pace so I told myself that I should be able to finish this 8 mile run around 1hr30min. It was after I finished my run that I realized that following a training program has its advantages. I finished my run in 1hr8min at an average race pace of 8:30min/mile achieving my fastest 5k and 10k. I am looking forward to my next long run to see if I continue to improve.
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