Today's run was not great. Not terrible, but not great. I set out to run 3.1 miles and set the electronic man to do it in 36 minutes. My strategy was to run a mid-11 pace for the first two miles and then try to pick up the pace to a low-11 mile on the last mile. That didn't happen. I did fine for the first two miles but wiped out about a third of the way through the last mile and, like a big baby, took a break to walk. I walked for about .15 mile and then was able to run the rest of the way. I'm kicking myself for giving up and walking. I could have kept running but just let my inner wimp win. Anyway, the little electronic man beat me by 8 seconds.
Today's Stats: I did 3.1 miles in 36:08 for a pace of 11:39/mile. That only beats my 5K time from back in September by about 5 seconds per mile, or 14 seconds total. I'm beginning to wonder if that 5K was really something less than 5K because I know I'm in better running condition now than I was then.
Next Up: I've skipped going to the pool all week. It has been a busy week for me, and I felt like I was coming down with something Tuesday evening. Next week I plan to get back to the pool and on a regular schedule. My next run I'm just going to focus on doing 36 minutes solid. I'd like to do it faster than today, but if I can do it without having to stop and walk, I'll be happy. I don't think I'm quite ready to work on getting faster yet. For now I just need to increase my endurance.
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