I ran at Liberty Park today for my seven mile tempo run. Bill met me there, and Teren came and ran with us, pushing Cole, once again. We warmed up 3 miles. Our goal pace for the threshold run was 6:00. We got out pretty fast the first two miles, running 5:45 pace. Then, I slipped into 5:55 pace through mile five. I didn't get specific splits, but hit the six mile at 35:13. (Bill says the six mile mark was a little off.) I wanted to stop at six miles, but Teren kept me going. The seven mile wasn't marked, so we just ran about 6:15 longer, just to make sure we had it covered. Overall pace was probably 5:55's . Next time I would like to start at six minute miles, and then if I can get faster over the last couple of miles, that would probably be a smarter way to run a threshold run. Total time for threshold: 41:30. We cooled down three miles afterward. My blood sugar dropped and I felt like I was going to pass out. I need to work on fueling during runs, or I'm going to be in a world of hurt in the marathon. | 