Whew! I can't believe how slow I am! I'm hoping it's just because my body is having to re-adjust to higher-volume training. I ran the first 3 miles easy at about 10:00 pace (which should have been faster). BUT I didn't try to push it. I decided to pick it up for the last mile and ran 8:54. Frankly, that felt harder than marathon pace. I have a long way to go! It was a beautiful morning, though.
With the faster mile, my average pace was 9:42.
Tomorrow I am running 10 miles with my group, which will put me right around 30 for the week. |