Ran 1 mile with the boys earlier in the evening. Samuel ran another .75 miles (maybe a little more). Then I ran my standard 3.3 mile loop. I managed to slow down a bit more than last night. Average pace was 8:32/mile. Legs felt fine, cardiovascular felt better as well. Still getting over either a sinus infection or a nasty bout with allergies. I feel much better when I am running, but get all stuffed up and feel pressure during the day. I am feeling really optimistic about this running approach. Thanks to Sasha for the great advice. I don't feel the pressure to run fast at this point. I will probably plan on either running the PF Chang's 1/2 marathon/marathon or another spring marathon, and then maybe St. George next year. That is, of course, looking forward in the future . . . |