Im trying to do all my runs easy at the moment, to give both my body and mind a break from speed work (and to make sure these niggles heal up!) But today, I couldnt help myself. What began as an easy run, turned into a beautiful (mostly) progression. Splits: 8:48, 8:17, 8:10, 8:15, 8:04, 7:50, 7:36, 7:28, 7:10, 6:41. I started off at recovery pace, did a few easy miles, down to (roughly) marathon pace (approx 7:10-7:30) and then finished with my 10k to half pace. What felt great about this run (apart from the fact that 7:30s felt like a piece of cake!) was that I picked my paces at each mile and stuck with them. I traditionally have a hard time keeping on a certain pace, and tend to surge/fall back/surge again a lot. Today felt very smooth. Ok, but seriously, NOW only easy runs for a few more weeks at least.
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