Oooh, after running on the treadmill for most of this week, I have gained a greater appreciation for running outside! I was able to run outside this afternoon again, and it felt really good, especially after having gotten enough sleep. Started off at about 7:30 pace, but it felt good, not hard. Decided to keep going at that pace. When I hit the 5 mile turnaround point, I was at 37:37, just 7 seconds over averaging exactly 7:30/mile. Decided to pick up the pace a little bit, then at 6 miles decided I wanted to get some MP miles in. Next 4 miles at about MP, 7:14, 7:11, 7:01, 7:18 (I hadn't planned on this being a MP mile, but it ended up being that way by accident). Stretched out, then went inside and took a shower. Total time was 1:13:52, average pace of 7:23/mile. |