Weather: Fog, 66°F, 94% Humidity, Winds: SW @ 5 mph; feels like 66°F.Pace: 7:35 min./per mile avg.
It wasn't the humidity that prompted to cobble together a fairly short route this morning, but rather the understanding that I am hoping to begin a new training plan (with a new running goal) starting next week. A key element of the plan is the concept of "recovery," and with that in mind, the plan begins with some fairly low mileage runs, such as a few two-milers, before slowly increasing over a fourteen week period. There is no mile pace articulated in the plan, so I suppose I could (should?) use those smaller distances throughout as "speed work," a strategy I have long avoided in my training.
This morning, I had intended to run between two and three miles at a slightly slower than my 8:00 minute-per-mile training pace, and failed on both counts. I actually went faster than I had in a while, which I attribute to the conscious awareness that I was going shorter. It can be as challenging to reel-in the distance as it can be to extend it.
Run 2: 1.6 miles in :20:00 min. @ 4:15 p.m.
Weather: Light Rain, 75°F, 83% Humidity, Winds: E @ 3 mph; feels like 75°F.Pace: 7:35 min./per mile avg.
Anne stopped home after work, and before an appointment, during which time we went for a run together.
Breathe in, breathe out... YOU AND I ARE ALIVE!
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