AM - I did my tempo on the indoor track. I may be getting a cold... at least it feels like it in my legs, they're pretty sore. I don't think I've increased my mileage enough to account for the soreness. I've wondered if my body responds well to higher mileage--when I was in high school, my mile PR came on 45 mpw, but the next season in XC I had difficulty improving off 60 mpw. I went most of the season running no better than 16:49 5k until the last week when I cut back.
Anyway, the run was successful overall, although it was more difficult to maintain pace today. Total time was 22:17, same as the last tempo. Here's the mile breakdown:
1 - 5:34.5
2 - 5-34.5 (11:09)
3 - 5:36 (16:45)
4 - 5:32 (22:17)
PM - Ran home from work again today. The muscles are still sore, so I worked on them with a rolling pin. I didn't have my watch with me, so I'm estimating 7:20 pace. It's liberating to run without the watch sometimes. | 