Progression run - 2 miles easy, 6 miles moderate, 2 miles easy. Average pace: 9:26.
Weather at 6 am: 24°F, 38% humidity, wind 7 mph WNW.
I feel really good about this run. I was a little apprehensive about the 6 miles moderate before I started the run, but then I did it! In fact, it was a little irksome to slow down when I got to the 9th mile. That's probably because I was going downhill. By the time I got to the 10th mile, which was more uphill, I was feeling a little better about going slow. In any case, my easy miles after the moderate part were a lot faster than my easy miles at the beginning. Split times were: 10:46, 10:40, 9:31, 9:08, 9:26, (now the downhill starts), 8:48, 8:27, 8:21, 9:36, 9:34.
I've got an easy day tomorrow. The schedule says rest or cross-train. I'll probably run 4 miles easy.
I started my core abs class at work yesterday. It's for a half hour on Wednesdays for 7 weeks. I got the impression that the instructor went easy on us yesterday because it was the first class and that it will get harder. One of the women who was in the class asked me later in the afternoon if I was sore from the class and I had to admit that I wasn't. I hope I didn't make her feel bad. But I've been doing these exercises in the shred, even though I haven't done the shred in a while, and I can do them. | 