12 Hilly Miles + 1 Mile Cool Down With Puppy
Michelle and I ran from my house down to the Burke-Gilman Trail. Our goal was to get in some serious hill work for Boston and for The Western States 100. Michelle and I averaged a 9 minute mile, completing our 12 mile run in 1:48.14.
Murphy and I did a cool down mile, his first run! He is 11 weeks old. He made it 1 mile with his new leash. I bought a leash that goes around the waist. He kept getting his leg caught, so we had to keep stopping and fixing it. We also had 2 potty stops. Our run was 16:13, a little slow for me, but lots of fun for him!
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 01/11/2008
- Time: 01:00:00
- Total Time: 00:02:04.27
- Average Heart rate: 164
- Max Heart rate: 183
- Calories: 1000
- Distance: 13 miles
- Average Pace: 0:09.56/mile
- Ascent: 760 ft
Although I got a late start, I’ve been a serious runner since 1994. I ran my first marathon in 1995 on my 30th Birthday. It’s been my goal to run the Boston Marathon since then. I missed qualifying by 12 minutes that year. I needed to run 3:40 and ran 3:52. Running in the most prestigious marathon, is the ultimate for most runners. The fact that you have to qualify, only fueled my competitive juices.
Over the next 9 years I ran 6 more marathons. I love running so much that I became a 
