5:00 PM - Determined to get a run in regardless of how I felt since I was kept from my run yesterday and was grumpy almost all day today, I did a nice 4 miles in 30:00 (7:30 / mile pace!!!) And then finished with a slower 8:03 5th mile because I have a lot of work to get done so that I can have Sunday for my race day and not have to worry about it after the fact.
I don't know when the last time I felt this good was but I am definitely feeling stronger and more confident (not to mention faster!) than I have since running my first marathon last October '06. I mean granted I've gained 20 lbs since high school, but since I was only 5'11" in high school and now I'm 6'2", I think that my 166-168 weight range is okay. I would still like to get below 160 one day though.
Wondering what people think about 7:45 / mile pace for a goal. I figured this out in my criminal justice class today because I got bored, but I think it'd put me at about a 1:12:15 or so for a 15k (which would be about a 3 minute PR I believe off my 8:12 last year!!!
Finished with a slow last mile.
Total Mileage : 5 miles (38:03)
6:00 PM Just read Sasha's message from the 5th and had just got out of the shower in my relaxing clothes ... I decided - Today's the day to get consistent Benn (as i know one of my biggest errors in the last 3 years of running has been my consistent inconsistent training, if that makes sense?). So I went downstairs much to the amazement of my kid brother, Jonn who's also a runner (the same one that beat me in last weekend's race). Hopped on the treadmill and did another 2 miles in a time of 15:20 (7:40 pace per mile). I'm surprised I was able to cover the miles like that without being out of breath and also considering I had just devoured a sandwich and a seltzer.
Total Total Mileage for the day ends up being 7.0 miles at an average pace of 7:37/mile (53:23)- Arguably not accurate as I took about a 20 minute break between the first 5 and the last 2.
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