I set out today to do 36 minutes. I set my watch for 36 minutes at a mid-11s/mile pace and headed out the door. It was lower 20s and slightly breezy this morning. I had my fleece hoody to keep my arms from getting too cold. I remembered how exhausted I was after the first two miles on Saturday, so I slowed my pace a little, knowing that I would be adding over 3 minutes to my total running time today. I watched my heart rate for the first mile and was able to keep it around 150. After that, I noticed I had fallen significantly behind electronic man, so I picked up the pace a little to try to catch up. For whatever reason, I just wasn't able to keep the pace up this morning. Nevertheless, it felt good to just take it easy and pass the minutes. During the last mile I decided to try a few intervals. I would pick a tree and run a 8:30 pace to that tree and then slow back down. I did this several times over the course of the final mile and found it to be a nice break in the monotony of just jogging at a constant pace. I looked down at my watch at one point and had a hard time believing I only had 4 minutes to go, so I started pressing buttons to make sure I was looking at the right number. Today's run was slow, but enjoyable.
Today's Stats: I ran 36 minutes and covered 3.01 miles for an average pace of 11:58. That's almost a full minute per mile slower than Saturday's run and slower than my 5k time back in September.
Next Up: I'll be swimming after work tomorrow. On Wednesday I'm planning another 36 minute run, though I hope to pick up the pace a little and cover closer to 3.2 miles.
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