Green for go. Ran 1.32 miles with the boys, then ran 5.0 miles later in the evening. Took the first mile easy, 8:35. Second mile decided to pick it up, ran a 7:21 mile. Third mile slowed down again, ran 8:24. Fourth mile was 8:37. Last mile increased a bit, finished in 8:01. Total time was 41:00, average pace of 8:12/mile (skewed by the second mile, of course). The run felt good, I felt within myself. Part of the reason for running the faster mile was to give myself an indication of what I would be able to do when I run the 5K at the end of May. The rest of the runs this week will be nice and easy, I promise (I know Lybi checks my blog, so she will chew me out if I run too fast again . . . <grin>). |