May 26, 2013
Finally, Sunday has arrived and I have delivered the cake. The biggest part of my weekend is over, other than doing my long run today. Since I'm sure you have all been waiting patiently for pictures, here are a bunch from the cake we just did. A couple have the original Fighter Pilot Helmet we modeled the cake off of.
Not too shabby, if I do say so myself! Granted, Honey did most of the details while I baked the cake and icing, helped build the structure, and rolled out most of the fondant. The details and all the artwork, that was Honey.
After the delivery, it was time to come home and run! Unfortunately, Honey hurt her back or her butt or both (she complained about one than the other than both, etc.) I suspect sitting in one position for 10 hours was the culprit. So, she didn't accompany me on my long run. I missed her rollerblades dearly.
For today, I wanted to push the limits of the aerobic zone and I did just that. I was on the border most of the time, although my average was squarely in the zone. I pushed the last mile and I was in the anaerobic zone for most of that.
Here are my numbers:
Time: 45:00
Distance: 5.52 miles
Pace: 8:10/m
Max Pace: 6:24/m
Calories: 705
Avg HR: 146
Avg HR: 146
This was my fastest long run of my experiment. It was only 5.52 miles, but I'm sure I could have carried on for another .7 miles for a 10k. I'd be happy with an 8:10 10k these days. I'd prefer a 7:10, but I still have some work to do to get there. The good news is that this wasn't that hard a run until the end and I had energy to spare. Next week is my race, so I won't be running long either, but I hopefully will be running fast. Then, back to the long runs. Hope Honey can handle 60+ minutes of rollerblading!
Run for Life!!
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