PM1 - ran 5 miles, with a 3 mile tempo run. The horses were apparently neighing from the get-go, as my first mile was 7:04, quite a bit faster than I had planned on. Nevertheless, started the tempo run - 3 miles at 10K pace (6:20/mile). First mile was into the wind and cold, 6:23. First half of the second mile was with an unfavorable crosswind, then hit the turnaround, the crosswind turned favorable. All of a sudden it didn't feel cold any more! Second mile in 6:17. Third mile my legs were tired, my breathing was kind of ragged, I had thoughts of stopping at 2.5 miles but managed to convince myself to keep going. Third mile in 6:22. Cooldown mile in 8:01 - it felt downright slow! Total time of 34:15, average pace of 6:50/mile. Need to get in another 3 miles on the treadmill in a bit to reach 8 for the day (I don't want to have to run 13 miles tomorrow). Ran another 3 miles on the treadmill to hit 8 for the day. First mile at 8:30 pace, second two miles at 8:00 pace. Incline, as always, was at 1.0. |