It was cold this morning (40 degrees). Wanting to get a feel for 5K pace, I decided to run mile repeats this morning on the local course that I will be racing on next Monday. Warmed up with 2 easy miles then started the repeats. The first mile was exactly 6:00 and felt alright. I usually jog during the rest between repeats but decided to just walk around for 3 minutes this time. It was hard getting going during the second. It felt slow and I was surprised to see that I ran it in 5:48. Walked around for a few minutes then started the third. This one felt much better and I ran the last 1.1 miles in 6:37 (6:01/mile). Cooled down with 2 more easy miles. I'm not sure if I can hold this pace without the breaks but I was surprised that I could do it 3 days after Saturday's race. Total Time: 50:44 (7:09/mile) Avg HR: 159 - HR was consistently between 174-177 during the mile repeats.
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