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Run and cycle more, get better at swimming, complete my first TRI. Find trail races and other outdoor adventures

Phong C. ran: 12 miles is the most ...

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  • 12 miles
  • 01:26 time
  • 07:10 pace
  • 1487 calories
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  • 0 ft climb
  • 185 max hr
  • 161 avg hr
    • Currently 4/5 Effort.
    effort 4/5
great Fastest Long Run to Date 12 mi 01:26 07:10 pace

12 miles is the most I have ever ran so I wasn't planning on going too hard, just easy enough to actually complete the workout. So I started off pretty slow (8:01) and would have been more than happy running the whole workout at that pace. But I ran the next mile faster and then the next and so on. My breathing was under control the whole time and it was actually cold out so heat was not an issue. It was quite a workout, and I still can't believe I did it and did it well! I know that I would have been able to run 1.1 miles more, I'm so ready to run my half marathon already!! Too bad I'm only half way through my training! Patience..

Here are the splits, the loop I ran isn't exactly 5 miles, so each mile within the loop is probably different. But if you compare the splits from loop 1 to loop 2, you can see that they are definitely progressives, nice!

Loop #1: 8:01, 7:43, 7:26, 7:21, 7:12,
Loop #2: 7:21, 7:18, 7:07, 6:46, 6:36,
1st mi of loop: 6:58,
Back: 6:42

over 2 years ago

Effort
  • Currently 4/5 Effort.
Calories
1487
  • Jeff N.
    Jeff N.
    Jeff N.

    You're more than ready for your 1/2. So what's your target? I see a sub-7 pace in you easily.

    over 2 years ago • Like

  • Chrissy H.
    Chrissy H.
    Chrissy H.

    Amazing. At this rate, you're not going to complete a half marathon - you're going to kill it! Congrats.

    over 2 years ago • Like

  • Britt C.
    Britt C.
    Britt C.

    Smokin pace for that distance. Very nice.

    over 2 years ago • Like

  • J T.
    J T.
    J T.

    Nice job speedy!

    over 2 years ago • Like

  • Paul S.
    Paul S.
    Paul S.

    Great test of where you're at!

    over 2 years ago • Like

  • Caleb M.P
    Caleb M.
    Caleb M.

    Excellent run today, Phong! Based on this, I would say sub 1:30 would be a great goal for the half. Going out at a slow-feeling pace will be somewhere around this, then you can build to the finish.

    over 2 years ago • Like

  • Jay P.P
    Jay P.
    Jay P.

    Very nice run, Phong!

    over 2 years ago • Like

  • Peter L.P
    Peter L.
    Peter L.

    I agree with Caleb - sub-1:30 should be well within reach with a 12 mile training run at that pace. Very impressive!

    over 2 years ago • Like

  • Runfasterdaddy
    Runfasterdaddy
    Runfasterdaddy

    Nice combination of distance and speed. Good luck on your race.

    over 2 years ago • Like

  • Jamie M.
    Jamie M.
    Jamie M.

    Awesome job!! A great 1/2 marathon is in your future.

    over 2 years ago • Like

  • Phong C.
    Phong C.
    Phong C.

    Thanks all! The goal I had in mind was around 1:30, but not necessarily sub-1:30. But we'll see what happens during the 2nd half of my training program. Thanks for all the support DailyMilers!!

    over 2 years ago • Like