Meet up with SDRR. I decided to run without looking at my watch today like Rhett did last week. The whole run felt really great. I have to admit I accidentally looked at my watch one time when I was going up hill and it read 9:28. I thought for sure I had slipped back into my comfortable 9:30 pace. I was really surprised too see my splits when I got home.
Splits 8:47, 8:25, 8:38, 8:47, 9:16 (2 big hills), 8:23, 8:49, 8:43
I am not sure why the run felt so good. Some possible reasons are:
1- I didn't thrash my legs as much on the elliptical yesterday so they were fresher.
2- I had to take Motrin before the run because of a knot it my back (due to bad push-up form)
3 - I am actually getting faster!
I hope it is the last one...time will tell! |