Wow, this run felt hard. I really wanted to go for a run today, but I had a lot going on - make dinner, go to cub scouts (I am one of the wolf/bear den leaders now), do some work from home, make cupcakes for my 6-year old's birthday party tomorrow - next thing I knew it was 9:30. But I decided to run anyways. I could really tell that my feet and legs had taken a pounding today. My stride was choppy and inefficient, although the breathing was not bad. Nevertheless, I plodded on. First mile in 8:27, not feeling too bad, although I can't get into a good rhythm. Second mile in 8:02, felt faster than it was, this was when I knew the run was going to be hard. Turned around, third mile in 7:40. Wow, I thought this mile was quite a bit faster - I was expecting around 7:00. Nevertheless, only a mile to go. Last mile in 8:04. Total time was 32:14, only slightly more than 8:00/mile. I will probably not be able to run tomorrow, but will try to get in 5 or so nice, easy miles on Saturday. |