Squeezing it in

Highlights pt 2

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Pre dessert walk

Post KIN537 Footwear Biomechanics Field Trip

2:49:24 - 5:07 = 2:44:17 for the 26.3ish CCRT FKT segment
** update, made a strava segment 2:44:08 for 26.35M **
Unsupported FKT is 3:02:07 by Justin Kousky, I went supported.

What a day! 
Drove out to the Cape with Linda and her mom. Rain on the way out (and on the way back), but a beautiful day at the Cape.
We drove to Old Town House Park in South Yarmouth, about 0.7M east of the FKT starting point. The bike path extends a bit further, but I rather added on at the end then at the start. 

I took off with 2 bottles and 2 gels in my naked belt and Linda and her mom drove to Orleans where they rented e-bikes. After a 0.7M warm-up to the starting point I turned around and it was on. Of course, I ran faster than planned basically from the first mile, putting my goal of running 40 miles without substantial breaks in danger.

It’s no secret that I enjoy running on rail trails, and indeed I was having a great time. After about 15 miles I ran into Linda and her mom, and we continued together. With a slight tail wind and the sun on my shoulders it was a perfect temperature. Aware that I was running faster than planned, I started to give up on the idea to run 40 miles continuously and rather focused on dropping my mile splits for the FKT section, which resulted in a sub 2:45 marathon. Hopefully, this inspires my Saturday morning Rail Trail buddies for their Boston Marathon next week. 

Interestingly, the north terminal of the CCRT at Lecount Hollow Rd will not be the terminal much longer. The construction of a continuation seems near completion, which made wonder whether I should just keep going, or stick to the original plan and head towards the beach. We headed towards the beach, but I decided to not add on another 2-mile out&back, rather stop at and enjoy the beach. But when we got to the beach, the wind was a lot stronger and colder than on the rail trail between the trees. So, after taking some windy pictures we started to head back to the rail trail where we took a break to eat and enjoy some time out of the saddle.
 
Then it was finally time to start the 9-mile return trip to the bike rental place and our car. I never felt great during the return trip, but after the first mile I kept my miles under 7-minute pace (or maybe I missed one) and finished with the last 4 under 6:40 pace, running against the wind. Of course, the 6:25 pace overall for 38 miles is not representative given the breaks I took in the back half. 

Altogether it was a great day and I got a solid training run in 5 weeks before the Ice Age Trail 50M.

Thanks to Linda and her mom for the crewing!!

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Squeezing it in

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Post KIN537 Footwear Biomechanics Field Trip

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