AM - 3 easy miles with Sparky. Did not have time to do my big workout this morning.
PM - big workout. 10 miles on the treadmill, 8 miles of which were at MP. Started off nice and easy, at 8:30 pace. After 1/2 mile, sped up to 8:00 pace, then to 7:30 pace after .75 miles. Then got into my workout. 8 miles at MP - 6:53/mile. I had two goals going into this workout: 1) see how long I could maintain my regular breathing rhythm and 2) see how long I could maintain good form. I was hoping for both goals that I would be able to maintain throughout. I did pretty good with the first goal - after 6 miles, I had a few instances where I wasn't able to maintain my breathing rhythm, but I got back into it and was able to pretty much maintain throughout. For the second, I also started having little issues with my form after about 6 miles. I could tell that I was straining a bit for the last couple miles, and my legs were starting to feel tired, but I was able to finish it out. Cooled down with an easy mile at 8:30 pace. |