I woke up ready to run Saturday morning. I had my pre-run water followed by a glass of OJ, stretched, laced up my shoes and headed out the door. I started off with sore shins and ankles and ran a little slower because of it. After a couple minutes the soreness wore off and I was able to increase the pace, but not to the same level I had done on Thursday. I accepted that this was not a day for pushing myself and tried to do what was most comfortable for my lungs and legs on each rep. I averaged a little over 10:00/mile on the fast reps but only slowed to a little over 11:00/mile on the slow reps. I was pleased with the run. It's good to be able to run 3.5 miles consistently and I'm starting to see improvement in my heart rate at higer levels of exertion.
Today's Stats: I did 3.68 miles in 39 minutes for an average pace of 10:35. I'll be pleased if I can average that in Saturday's 5K.
Next Up: Week 3, day 3 of my speed improvement plan.
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