Today I was determined to go out for an easy run, keeping my pace and my heart rate down. I was mostly successful. The first two miles I took really easy. I kept my pace a hair slower than 10:00/mile and my average heart rate was in the mid to lower 150s. I checked it at one point and it was in the 140s. Nice and easy. At the beginning of mile 3, which always comes right at the turn around at the end of the lake I decided to pick up the pace just a little. When I came to the 2.5 mile mark, I started gradually accelerating all the way through to the end of mile 3 at which point I was in the mid 7s. I slowed at the end of mile 3 to around 9:00/mile and maintained that pace back to the car.
I was pleased with today's run. I felt strong. I did two easy miles then pushed myself pretty hard for a mile but didn't feel overly tired at the end of that mile. When I slowed, my heart rate recovered quickly and I found myself having to pull back on the reigns to keep from trying to pick up the pace again.
Today's Stats: I did 3.43 miles in 00:33:16 for an average pace of 9:42/mile.
Next Up: I'll be back in the pool tomorrow, Friday will be a day off, then I'll do my long run as early Saturday morning as I can make myself get up. Thankfully it's supposed to be significantly cooler this Saturday than last.
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