I met with Peggy at 5:30am and we ran from her house down to the trail, up in Parkway Palisades and back. The distance was 8 miles and the time was about 1:12 on the dot. We discussed, as she said in her blog, all the issues of the world today. I don't think we solved any of them though. The pace was brisk for me, I never felt totally comfortable but not too uncomfortable either. What is that pace called, between comfortable and uncomfortable? Comfortably hard? Was I running tempo pace? I think it wasn't quite as fast as tempo pace. Hopefully 9 minute miles will start feeling totally comfortable soon. Overall it was an enjoyable run. |