Tonight I ran 7 miles, and it's starting to feel so easy! I never imagined that running 7 miles per day would feel so easy! I think I'm going to keep this schedule next week as well, maybe with an extra mile here and there, and then start working up to 8 miles per day (!).
Total time was 1:07:24, average 9:38 pace. My mile splits were 9:39, 9:37, 9:39, 9:37.5, 9:39.5, 9:34.5, and 9:38. I did 4 x 100 strides when I got home. I consciously did not pick up the pace in the last mile because I wanted to keep the entire run super-easy. I don't know exactly what it means, but I am liking the fact that my splits are so close.
I just about had a heart attack at one point on the run. I heard a noise, turned around, and saw a bike with a light heading toward me on the path about 30 yards back. I turned around again, still there. A little bit later, I noticed there was no light in my peripheral vision, and the bike had not caught up with me. I didn't want to keep turning around, because I was afraid I would trip. I was getting a little scared of scary bike person (possible attacker?). Then, as I was crossing a somewhat big, well-lit, residential street (no cars coming), I hear, "EXCUSE ME!" yelled in my ear. After I picked my heart up from the ground, I turned around and saw an old lady coming toward me on a rickety bike and headphones! I was on the right side of the path, of course, with plenty of room all around, and she had to scream at me like that. As she passed me, I said, "You scared me to death." She either ignored me or couldn't hear because of the headphones. Crazy people! I don't know what it is about colder weather that makes things so creepy! |