I decided to mix things up a little bit today and ran 2 miles to warm up, then picked up the tempo for the 3rd mile. I ran the 3rd mile in 6:32, and felt like I had a ton left in my reserves - had I pushed it harder, I probably could have run a sub-6 minute mile. I felt relaxed during the entire up-tempo effort. Total time for the run this morning was 31:00 for an average pace of 7:45/mile. The next few days will be easy runs, and I may try to get in another faster run on Friday before my long run. |