Second longest run of the year.

I had a solid run of twelve miles today. Not an overwhelming distance by any means but still it is my second longest run of the year, the longest being the half marathon I ran back in March. That won't last long though as next weeks long run will be my longest of year and the distances will keep falling after that. My splits were a bit erratic and my time was too fast today. Usually this would disappoint me but I think I can correct the problems I encountered easily next week on my fourteen mile long run. I usually religiously keep track of my splits but today I missed checking the times of two miles. Plus the route I measured out online was very short so I had to improvise, something that will not happen next week.

On a more pleasant note I did buy new shoes this afternoon. That's right I said shoes, I am stocked up for a while after I bought three pairs. One pair of Asics, one Brooks and a pair of Mizunos. I am going to break the Asics in first. My shoe guru gave me a great deal and I ran in a total of five pairs of shoes including the new version of my current shoes but I like the Wave Creation 7s much better than the new 8s so I got the 7s again.

I feel good and I don't anticipate a lot of soreness tomorrow which is good. Next up is a ride on the bike either tomorrow or Monday.

12 miles in 1:42:42