Today I ran without looking at my Garmin to monitor my pace. I had a rough idea that out to DPHS and back was going to get me to my magic 20 mark. I kept the Garmin mostly under the sleeve of my shirt and kept the music low enough so I could hear the clicks when another mile clicked off. When I did look at it, it was only to verify that it was on or how much distance was left until I would hear the next click. I didn't look at my speed really at all. Why? I wanted to just run by feel. No tempo, no hard effort. I just wanted to run a good steady pace. The first 16 miles were almost effortless. The last 4 were a little more mental work. For the most part, it felt like a 9:30 mile pace, but it wasn't. The last two miles my legs were hurting. I assumed that my pace had slowed significantly... but it didn't. I kept on keeping on. Th computer from my wrist told me so. When all was said and done, 20.4 miles with an average pace of 9:12 which included starting my watch before I even stepped out the door to start running, some of my stops at the stop lights, and a couple stops at the drinking fountains at La Colina. Not bad. Now why do my legs hurt so much? I don't think I am taking my slippers or snuggle pants off today. My legs need to slumber after their hilly little adventure.
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