Ran 6.0 miles again this morning. Have to get used to running in the morning - it feels a bit different than the evening. I set a slower workout goal today to try to take it easier. Goal was 8:45 pace. Managed to stay within about 10 seconds of that pace, first 3 miles were at about 8:33. 4th mile was something like 8:19 (don't have the Garmin with me), 5th mile I spotted another runner up ahead and my competitive juices started flowing. Passed the other runner just before I hit the end of the 5th mile. Not sure about the mile split, but I think it was pretty fast - around 8:00 or so. Tried to slow down on the 6th mile, but my body seemed to be in a faster gear and every time I intentionally slowed down, I found myself speeding back up again. Will update later with splits. Total time for the run was 50:24, average pace was 8:24/mile.
Ran 1.26 miles with the boys in the evening, for a total of 7.26 miles. |