This morning's run went a little bit better than expected. I hope I don't pay for it later as I did a few faster miles but nothing too crazy. I warmed up inside on the bike, then stretched and then got onto the treadmill. Slow start with gradually faster speeds until up to 8:20 pace. Total of 2.45 miles on the treadmill averaging a 9:15 pace. Headed outside, high 70's out already, partly sunny, 75% humidity - could have been worse. Wanted to do a total of at least 8 miles today including treadmill. First mile felt pretty good at 8:37. Next two miles slightly faster. Mile 4 my pace had picked up so I decided to hold it for one mile, that turned into two and then three. Part of this was due to excitement of having a new(ish) Garmin 205. Jenny's friend Kathryn just bought a new Garmin 405 so she sold me her 205 at a price I would have been crazy to turn down - thanks Kathryn! Miles 4, 5, and 6 were: 7:31, 7:43, 7:34 So the speed is slowly coming back, but there is still a little bit of pain left over which I need to keep an eye on. Mile 7 was slower. Average pace outside: 8:01 PM Ran 1 mile in the evening with Noah, Andy and Sammy. Trying to get the kids to run 3 days a week. |