I ran a rather interesting 3 mile tempo run today. Dad told me to start out in 5:10(which is about 10 seconds per mile faster than my PR pace) for the first mile and see what happens. I ran 5:11 for the first mile, then ran about 2:40 for the next 800. After that, I started running out of juice so I slowed down significantly and had 5:29 at the mile. I basically held the same pace to the finish with the last mile in 5:36. I tried kicking but couldn't get myself to speed up. I think a lot of this was mental, I was feeling an anxious, nervous sort of feeling especially in the last mile that was holding me back a lot. In fact, the first mile almost felt easier than the other ones even though it was a lot faster. My overall time was 16:16.
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