Today was harder that I planned on. I went on a long run with Gemachu. We started out with a 8:30 just to warm up. The next several miles were 6:50, 6:38, 6:43, 6:56, and 7:07. Those were pretty easy, and Gemachu was right behind me. Then on the seventh mile, I picked it up. We ran 6:16, and then on the next mile Gemachu got with me. I stayed ahead, and we ran a 6:07. The next mile was a 6:07, and Gemachu pushed hard on that one. I stayed with him, and it felt pretty hard. On the last .75 Gemachu really pushed it, and I was a few seconds behind him but I got stuck at a stoplight before I could catch him. The last .75 was at 5:19 pace. It felt good, but I was hurting the last couple miles. It was faster than I had planned on pushing, but it wasn't too bad. That's the longest I have run for a while, but it didn't feel too long. |