Tuesday, February 6, 2007

Long and Hilly Run

Long and Hilly Run

Nicer weather today. About 30 degrees and sunny. It got pretty windy -- about 15 miles per hour from the northwest. It felt good to run in shorts as opposed to layers of tights and pants.

Maureen and I ran my Boston training course. It is a very hilly course with a number of hills that are much longer and steeper than the hills in Boston. We did another long run today -- 20.26 miles. Our pace was right at 8:00 per mile. With the hills and the brutal wind, we were pretty happy with the pace.

Four of the last five miles on this course are all hills including one hill that is a steep, half-mile climb. I am going to try to run on this course two to four times per week to be ready for the hills at Boston.

When I was a student and Tae Kwon Do instructor, the Grand Master used to have a saying: "Practice doesn't make perfect; perfect practice makes perfect." To succeed in running and in life -- our training should simulate the real thing.

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