10 Miles In Kirkland
I started out on Market Street with a down hill start. I need to incorporate downhill running into my routine because there is some down hill for the first half of the Boston Marathon. I intended to only run 6 miles and then thought that if I just added a couple of miles then I’d get my 10 miler in and free up some time on the weekend. I ran into downtown Bellevue and up 100th, which is a bit of a grade, then down 24th and back down Bellevue Way. I ended up getting in a lot of hills. I feel good about the pace. My longer runs have been a little slower lately. I’ve been working pace on the races in the Resolution Series. Next week is the final race in the series, a 20 miler. I hope to feel as good as I felt today next Saturday. 
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 03/12/2008
- Time: 11:00:00
- Total Time: 1:25:17.00
- Average Heart rate: 160
- Max Heart rate: 172
- Calories: 800
- Distance: 10 miles
- Average Pace: 8:31.36/mile
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 
