- 10.5 miles, Parrish Lane loop, 9:27 AP
- abs w/ 2x1 min planks, foam rolling, stretching
11:08, 9:35, 9:05, 8:56, 9:15, 9:19, 9:36, 9:44, 9:16, 9:09, 8:39 (.54)
I meant to just do 9.5 today, but it turned out the loop was longer than I thought, oops! But it felt great to run long and I feel really good about my AP! Last week I did 8.6 miles at 9:45 AP. Today didn't seem harder, I just paid attention to my pace more often and picked it up if I needed to. I am also happy with my efforts...I tend to slow down on the way back home because there is a slight incline and my mentality wanes a little. So today I did some strides to counteract that and it really worked. Well, I think I did what all of you call strides. :) Is it just where you pick up the pace (to about marathon or tempo pace) for a little bit? How long do you guys do your strides for? I did 3 and they were .1 to .2 miles long. It helped get my legs moving faster again. Made a yummy recovery green smoothie afterwards (tons of spinach, a banana, some frozen strawberries, a small apple, a yogurt, 5 ice cubes and a little water). We love those things here. Which is good because we wouldn't get enough greens otherwise. | 