The Workout: 30 minute run @ LI.
As we're making our way out to Winter Park, CO we ended up stopping in Goodland, KS last night for a little break. In the morning it was time for a 30 minute run. I wasn't expecting any real effect on my performance since we were still in Kansas, but as it turned out we were at 3,681 ft. Which is about 3 times what I'm used to in Olathe, KS (elevation 1,005 ft). The first mile I ran at a normally comfortable pace of 7:40, which is about what I averaged a few weeks ago for 13 miles. Today there was no way I could have kept it up even for 5. It was rough.
I ran with my wife Meagan for mile two and recovered. On the third mile I wanted to give it more effort and just see what I could do given that the first one was so tough. There goes the Light Intensity for today.
I pulled out a 6:53 mile and I really couldn't have gone much faster. This was over a minute slower than my fastest mile time so far of 5:49.
If I was feeling that poor at only 3,681 ft, I'm kind of nervous what I'll be feeling like at 9,000 ft.
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