Another good run on the Bridal Path, in the dark again. Average pace was 9:40. I picked it up a little again, but plan to take it easy for the rest of the week, so I can do my 14 miles in Flagstaff this weekend.
My splits were: 9:44, 9:36, 9:52, 9:52, 9:39, and 9:01 pace for the last .6 mile. Total time was 54:07, an average pace of 9:40. I ran the second half about 7 seconds slower than the first half. I almost got hit by a car too! Even the headlamp can't avert all disasters!
There must be something going around on the blog. I didn't sleep well last night either! I woke up several times and could not get back to sleep! Hopefully tonight will be better.
Well, I have exceeded my goal of 30 miles per week so far this month. So, now the goal is at least 35 miles this week, and increase by 10% every week until I hit 40. Once I hit 40 miles per week, I will reassess if I want to keep increasing mileage. This is exciting, because I have only run this kind of mileage in the late stages of marathon training (although high school cross country is probably an exception). I am looking forward to seeing how consistent 40-mile weeks changes my fitness level (and hopefully my dress size too!). |