It was the perfect morning for a run. The car said it was 50 degrees out, but by the time I got into the shade of the trees it was several degrees cooler than that. I love running in the cool fall air. I still sweat like a, well, you know all the cliches.
Today consisted of two eight minute runs separated by a five minute walk. I continued my journey toward the proper foot strike this morning. I had a little ankle and shin pain as the run progressed, but nothing significant. That's probably just from the use of different muscles and redistributing some of the stress to different parts of my legs. The first eight minutes flew by. I was breathing hard at the end and was glad for the five minute break, but felt like I could have kept going. The next eight minutes weren't too bad. It became a challenge to regulate my breathing and keep my form correct. I was really feeling it by the end and had to push myself to keep up the pace. All in all, a good run.
Next up, 20 minutes. I've done it before, I know I can do it again. I can already tell that pacing myself is going to be an issue. I've gotten to the point where I just want to go faster.
Today's stats: I covered 2.48 miles in 30:10. That's a pace of 12:10/mile. I'm not sure if concentrating on better form has improved my pace or if I just broke through a barrier and got a little faster. My last three runs have been consistently faster than I have become accustomed to.
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