Will and I ran at the indoor track. I planned a tempo run, but yesterday's run must have been tougher than I thought it was. Here are my mile splits. Well, they aren't my mile splits because 6 3/4 laps is a mile. The first four "miles" are seven laps and the last one is six laps. 33 3/4 for five miles, I ran 34 laps.
9:51--I am guessing about 9:30 for the warm up mile.
8:57--I felt good. And thought my mile was probably in the 8:30-8:40 range.
8:52--Felt very similar to the last mile.
9:19--The hardest seven laps. Felt fatigue, but tried to keep each lap to 1:15.
9:00--This was only six laps. I tried to slow down to a cool. It was difficult.
The last two splits are guesses. I finished the last thirteen laps in 17:19 and I finished the thirty-four laps in 44:59. I was disappointed that my time wasn't faster, but pleased that I pushed the workout as hard as I could. Again, my run yesterday must have been tougher than I thought.
During the run, I was concentrating on a few things: my split goal for each lap, keeping track of which lap I was on, and making sure Will was happy. A couple times I had to stop to pick up a toy. I got very good at handing him crackers and his water. This is the third time we've brought food on a run, but the first time during a tempo run.
I am grateful for another great run. | 