I have been letting the first mile dictate my pace for each run. If I feel good, I go with it. One of the benefits of running with no real goal. Started out at 7:25 and decided to go with it. Maintained a steady pace the entire run. Felt very good. Even though my fitness is still behind, I am running faster now than when I was training. Ever since I started doing my lunchtime runs outside, I have noticed that it is windy every day. I don't know if it is because of the time of day that I am running of if it is always windy on the JRP. It also seems that I have a headwind regardless of the direction I am running.
Pacing the Striders 30K tomorrow. Hoping that I can handle the distance. I'm not worried about the pace (8:46/mile) but I haven't gone longer than 15 miles in a very long time. If all goes well, I will add an extra 1.4 miles after my pacing duties to get to 20 miles for the day and 50 miles for the week. | 