9:43/9:27/8:39/8:46/8:23/9:07/9:25/9:45 I wanted to pretend I could do a Tempo run. So the idea for today was to run 3 miles at race pace in the middle. I thought 8:23 would kill me. Good think I was by myself breathing like a polar bear and rolling my eyes as I forced the pace. The AP for the whole run was 9:08. I'll take it, it sure beats the 9:40's I'm cranking out lately. Still I need to do some more interval running to improve that average pace and make the race pace get easier. I wonder if this will get easier when it's warmer, or if I'm just doomed to train with tight everything and iron lung/frozen face. I'm just hoping for no injuries--really that should be my goal right now. My knees are a little stiff with all the skiing lately--but it stregthens the quads, which is good for the knees. Regardless, I can feel that I'm totally gonna need new ones in a few years. I know how to stretch/strenthen everything else--but I just don't think there is anyway around wearing down your knees after a while. | 