Hard, Hilly and Somewhat Long
This is the longest run I’ve done since Boston. I haven’t gotten outside as much as I would’ve liked. The weather here in Seattle has been nasty. Finally, yesterday and today we had some decent weather. When I say decent, I mean 67 degrees without rain. If it’s in the mid-sixties we wear shorts. Today was a shorts day!
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 06/15/2008
- Time: 06:30:00
- Total Time: 1:19:27.00
- Average Heart rate: 156
- Max Heart rate: 172
- Calories: 670
- Distance: 8.7 miles
- Average Pace: 9:07.95/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 
