Another good run, felt easy. Total time was 1:07:15, average 9:37. My mile splits were 9:41, 9:38.5, 9:41, 9:43, 9:38, 9:33, and 9:20. I forced myself to only look at the Garmin when it beeps every half mile and if I have to stop at a stoplight (when I hit the pause button) last night and tonight. I've noticed that when I don't stare at the Garmin every 30 seconds, I actually run faster and more consistent splits. Maybe (gasp!) I'll try a run with only a stopwatch and see what happens!
At the beginning of the run, I felt a shooting pain up the inside of my shin. It felt a little like shin splints, but not in the place where I usually get them (haven't had them in 7+ years). Of course, I told myself to run through the pain (best advice ever *sarcasm!*), and-what do you know!- it went away!
Soooo-I got an email from my best friend today who is training to run her first ever marathon with me in January. She ran 17 miles the other day and SLOWED DOWN to an 8:35 pace! And she wasn't even sore the next day! (I'm not jealous!) All she wants to do is break 4 hours. Heck! She could probably eventually break 3 hours with a pace like that! I'm going to try to recruit her to the blog. |