This is my first run in a week. I came down with a nasty sinus cold and that, coupled with finals, kept me inside all week. I got sick of sitting around though so now I'm back. I wanted to do more than 5 but thought it wise to get back into it easy. Or at least sort of easy This run wasn't really easy though. I did the first mile at an 8:45AP then had to make up the difference over the next 4 miles. Since the TM i run on will only let me run for 40 minutes before stopping, I like to try and squeeze in at least 5 miles. at the 1 mile mark I upped the speed to 8:00 per mile and kept it there until I hit 20 minutes. At 20 minutes I started running intervals of 1 min at 6:39 and 2 min at 8:00. I did that for 10 minutes then took the machine back to 8:00. At 35 minutes I took the speed up to 7:30 pace, then at 32 I took it up to a 7:00 min pace and at 39 minutes I took it up to 6:39 again for the last minute. I was tired and sweaty when it was over but it was good to be back at it. | 