I finally ran the entire five miles of the pedal path last night. Before I've only run five km and walked three km. It was below 50F so I wore unpadded cycling tights, a long-sleeve cycling jersey, and a wind-proof vest. It was a bit odd being cold and sweating at the same time. Probably a good way to catch a cold.
It was also pitch black so I had to bring along a flashlight too. There was no-one else on the trail for the entire hour. The crescent moon and Venus were setting and the lights across the lake were very pretty. It was rather fun.
I don't think I run very fast. Running the extra three km instead of walking them only took three minutes off my total time. Let's do some math...
If v1 is my run speed and v2 is my walk speed and time = distance/speed then...
5/v1 + 3/v2 = 1 (it takes me an hour to run 5 km and walk 3km)
8/v1 = 57/60 (it takes me 57 minutes to run 8 km)
v1 = 8/(57/60) = 8.42 km/h
So... 5/8.42 + 3/v2 = 1
and v2 = 7.38 km/h
I run at 8.42 km/h or 5.2 mph and I walk at 7.38 km/h or 4.5 mph.
Not a lot of difference!
I have signed up for the Southern California half-marathon in Irvine on Jan 11th. It's gonna hurt like hell.
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