Tonight I tried to do a run that Sasha recommended I do before my last half marathon (which I couldn't complete due to GI troubles): 4 mile warmup, then 3 miles at half marathon goal race pace (8:20). So, I thought I'd give it a whirl. Unfortunately, I never got down to 8:20 pace. With all the easy mileage, it feels so much harder to run fast now. I'm going to try and do a similar workout to this every week now, and hopefully it will get easier.
Total time was 1:05:15, a 9:19 average. My mile splits were 9:39, 9:47, 9:50.5, 9:47, 8:58, 8:39, and 8:31.5. Those last 3 miles felt brutal! I'm going to try and forget about it, and hopefully I can still break 1:50 on Sunday.
I had a really stressful day at work. A problem came up that I won't be able to resolve until Friday, because the person I need to talk to is gone until then. It's going to eat at me until it's worked out, and I can't put it out of my mind! I definitely think it's related to my subpar run tonight... |