On Monday, Luke mentioned going biking together on Wednesday. So knowing that I also had a run to do that day, I got up early to get a 10k in. Then at lunch, I also managed to get in 35 minutes of weights & the like. And once Luke arrived, I got in 12 miles on the bike.
My left knee is still bothering me. I'm icing it but it's not getting any better. In fact, I felt it during my entire run. It hurts more to walk on it. If I'm sitting, it's not hurting but when I get up the first step is the worst. It's on the inside part & now also at below the part where the doctor hits ya for reflexes.
It doesn't seem to be slowing me down too much. I know I'm not helping it by running on it still. Luckily, just 1.5 months until my marathon. Then I can rest.
I'm attempting 18 miles on Friday or Saturday in southern Illinois. I did
12 miles at Rend Lake and I started 3 miles from where I normally start. So the good news is that I'll be able to get the full thing in without going into new unchartered territory. Just have to think of it as a 3 hour run, not 18 miles. One hour at a time, right?
Activity| Route: | -- | Elev. Avg: | 857 ft | | Location: | DeKalb, IL | Elev. Gain: | +7 ft | | Date: | 03/31/10 | Up/Downhill: | [+239/-232] | | Time: | 06:58 AM | Difficulty: | 2.7 / 5.0 | | | | Weather: | Fair | | | 48 F temp; 82% humidity | | | 48 F heat index; winds S 14 |
| Distance: | 6.20 miles | | | | Time: | 0:59:59 | | Speed: | 6.2 mph | | | | Pace: | 9' 40 /mi | | | | Calories: | 662 | | |
 Elevation (ft) Pace (min/mile) Splits| Mile | Pace (min/mile) | Speed (mph) | Elevation
Gain |
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| actual | +/- avg | actual | +/- avg |
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| 1 | 9' 29 | -0' 11 | 6.3 | +0.1 | +36 ft | | 2 | 9' 45 | +0' 05 | 6.2 | -0.1 | -26 ft | | 3 | 9' 48 | +0' 08 | 6.1 | -0.1 | 0 ft | | 4 | 9' 51 | +0' 11 | 6.1 | -0.1 | +14 ft | | 5 | 9' 58 | +0' 18 | 6.0 | -0.2 | +7 ft | | 6 | 9' 20 | -0' 20 | 6.4 | +0.2 | -29 ft | | end | 9' 19 | -0' 21 | 6.4 | +0.2 | +7 ft | | Versus average of 9' 40 min/mile |
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Activity| Route: | -- | Elev. Avg: | 849 ft | | Location: | -- | Elev. Gain: | -30 ft | | Date: | 03/31/10 | Up/Downhill: | [+232/-262] | | Time: | 06:37 PM | Difficulty: | 2.9 / 5.0 |
| Distance: | 11.42 miles | | | | Time: | 0:59:16 | | Speed: | 11.6 mph | | | | Pace: | 5' 10 /mi | | | | Calories: | 879 | | |
 Elevation (ft) Speed (mph) Splits| Mile | Pace (min/mile) | Speed (mph) | Elevation
Gain |
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| actual | +/- avg | actual | +/- avg |
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| 1 | 4' 42 | -0' 28 | 12.7 | +1.1 | +17 ft | | 2 | 4' 21 | -0' 49 | 13.8 | +2.2 | -43 ft | | 3 | 4' 54 | -0' 16 | 12.2 | +0.6 | 0 ft | | 4 | 7' 14 | +2' 03 | 8.3 | -3.3 | 0 ft | | 5 | 5' 06 | -0' 04 | 11.7 | +0.1 | 0 ft | | 6 | 7' 49 | +2' 38 | 7.7 | -3.9 | +10 ft | | 7 | 5' 17 | +0' 06 | 11.3 | -0.2 | -10 ft | | 8 | 5' 34 | +0' 23 | 10.8 | -0.8 | 0 ft | | 9 | 4' 58 | -0' 12 | 12.1 | +0.5 | -10 ft | | 10 | 4' 42 | -0' 28 | 12.7 | +1.1 | +42 ft | | 11 | 3' 31 | -1' 39 | 17.0 | +5.4 | -30 ft | | end | 5' 41 | +0' 30 | 10.5 | -1.1 | -6 ft | | Versus average of 11.6 mph |
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