3 Mile Benchmark Well, it had been four weeks since my last benchmark and at that point, I was planning to do some speed work and see some significant gains. However, that was too ambitious and I with the time off last week to recover, I wasn't sure what to expect. I figured I'd show improvement and was hoping for 25 minutes. I got close to my September numbers which were before the blood donation. I think I've recovered from that now. I did record my fastest second mile--which is the most difficult of the three. Overall, I'm happy with the progress. I can get to 25 minutes by cutting 23 seconds from each mile. * Different course with less uphill There is this trend in my neighborhood for people to replace their normal exterior light bulbs for red and green ones. These large bulbs give softer light than the strands of smaller Christmas lights that run the length of rooftops or wrap around tree branches. The green lights kind of look Grinchy and the red lights suggest something altogether different. I don't find the look festive at all in the dark morning just before sunrise. It actually looks kind of creepy. Strava
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