Positive Running

Ran 8 miles with Loren from Maumelle Park down Pinnacle Road to Hwy 300 and back with a jog towards Two Rivers Park down to the restaurant and back the Maumelle Park.  Ran the first 3.65 miles at an 7:59 pace, then ran the last 4.35 miles at 7:26/mile, for an average pace of 7:41/mile.  Loren said it was the strongest run he has had since the Traveller, and we ran mile 7 in 7:05.  Prior to the run, while waiting for Loren, ran .5 miles around Maumelle Park at an easy 8:40/mile pace to warm-up.

Starting at 5 am, ran 6.5 miles in the morning , including 6 800 m repeats at The Woodlands HS track with the local running group.  Ran the 800 m repeats at 3:15 - 3:25, and the 200 m recoveries at a pace between 8:20 to 8:40/mile. 

At 5:30 pm, ran 7.5 miles on the TM at an average pace of 7:41/mile.

Ran 8 miles with The Woodlands running group from Sterling Ridge past Sylvan Lake and generally around the central west part of town.  Ran the first 3.5 miles at 8:15/mile, then Mike and I broke from the group and ran 4.5 miles at 7:30/mile.

Ran 11.8 miles on the TM, followed by a 0.3 mile cool-down.  Ran the first mile in 9:08 and the next 10.8 miles in 85:40 (7:56/mile).

Ran 16.1 miles from Two Rivers Bridge around Two Rivers Park and back, then down the south side of the Arkansas River Trail and back.  Average pace was 8:35/mile.  It was a nice cool day without many people on the trail.