I ran the Lindon Loop with Larry this morning at an easy pace
(9:15/mi avg). I was surprised a little by how hard it was to hold this
"easy" pace. I guess I loosened up somewhat during the run, as we ran
the last mile or so at a sub-8 pace. I felt a little pain in my
left knee this morning, similar to what I first felt about 10 days ago
when I was pushing hard on a Wednesday noon run. I've felt it a couple
of times since then, usually after I've been pushing a fast pace
(6:30-ish) for a while. It's not serious, but I need to keep an eye on
it. At lunch time I ran Eagles View with Cory and Nathan. It was pretty hot. We pushed pretty hard, but not as hard as some other days recently (7:55/mi, not 7:30/mi). My time was 39:33 (7:55/mi). I did push to a 7:01/mi pace the last 0.75 miles, and felt pretty good about finishing strong.
Some comparative times
for this same run earlier this year are:
1/29: 37:58 (7:36/mi) 2/5: 39:48 (7:58/mi) 2/12: 37:53 (7:35/mi) 3/5: 39:22 (7:52/mi) 3/12: 41:57 (8:23/mi) 3/19: 37:48 (7:34/mi)
4/30: 40:25 (8:05/mi) 5/7: 37:27 (7:29/mi) 5/14: 41:44 (8:20/mi) 5/21: 37:37 (7:31/mi) 6/4: 39:33 (7:55/mi) | 