Ran 1.5 miles with the boys early in the evening, then ran 5 miles later on. With the 5-miler, I found my pace slowly increasing the further I ran (go figure). Started out nice and easy at 8:47 for the first mile, then 8:41, then 8:33 for the third mile, and 8:22 for the 4th mile. I decided to pick up the pace for the last mile and pushed it pretty good. Final mile was in 6:55, and I was actually increasing throughout. Started somewhere in the 7's, and ended up right around 6:00/mile. I was huffing and puffing fairly good at the end, but I feel like I could have run futher - that was part of the reason I picked up the pace - to give myself an idea of what I am capable of next time I run a 5K (still not sure if I am going to do the evening run or not). Cooled down and then stretched out after the run, took a cool shower (water here isn't cold anymore, just cool). I feel good. |