Just another day on my Jordan River Parkway course from my office. I'm getting faster though - my average pace today over the five miles was 7:02/mile. As always my fastest mile was my first mile at 6:50. After that initial burst of speed my pace settled down to 7:08ish mile, with my slowest mile being the turnaround around mile three (7:10). It's nice to know that I'm getting my speed back after such a long layoff. I think it's due to both correcting my form (I no longer feel like I'm favoring my left leg), and dropping a few pounds off the middle. (Just a little more to lose from my love handles!). It will be interesting to see how I hold up at the Canyonland Half Marathon next weekend. My only complaint is that my shins and ankles are still killing me I run. Under normal circumstances I would see this as a sign that I need new shoes - but the pair I'm running in now can't have much more than 150 miles on them. I think my shin pain is more due to not being conditioned properly when I jumped into my training routine. Fortunately my target race is just a week away, and after that I'll be able to take a few days to rest up and heal up. GPS Output:
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/5062833
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