Did 40 minutes of marathon tempo, it came to 5.05mi (7:56 pace). It is the same pace as last week, but for some reason it felt a lot easier today. It was really a medium effort, my breathing was steady and my legs were happy to chug along. I tried the shoes I intend to use for the marathon for the first time today - Asics DS Trainers, and they felt great. They are very light and responsive. I have to try them on some long runs with marathon pace segments to make sure they won't give me blisters or any other trouble, but they were great for 9 miles straight out of the box. Maybe the shoes gave me the edge to feel so good today, I don't know. I'd like to think it's the long runs and tempos working, and my fitness maybe is nudging ahead ever so slightly.
After the tempo, did 4x100m strides and jogged home. Then did 3x10 heel raises. Total time 1:15:51 (not counting strides).
I found this race on Feb. 25, in Hyde Park, so I sent my registration yesterday. Today is the deadline, and I'm hoping they got it in time. I didn't run a race since November, so it would be nice to run an 8K. In fact, I don't think I ever raced this distance! I did a few 5 milers, but not 8K (granted, they're close enough). | 