First time since Sunday I’ve ventured outside for a run, and what a nice run it was too! I’d only planned to run 4 or 5 miles, but with temperatures in the mid-70°s and a nice cooling breeze, it was a perfect afternoon for something a little longer. I ended up running 7 miles, and at the halfway mark started racing against the clock with a goal of averaging 7 minute per mile pace. I’m not sure why every time I run it turns into a time trial, but that’s the way it seems to be at the moment. Could be worse I suppose…
Luckily for me, by six miles I was down to an average 6:59 pace, which meant I could back off the intensity a little and take it easy for the last mile (into the wind) back to the house.
The seven miles takes my weekly total to almost 30, which isn’t bad considering I took Monday off. Tomorrow morning brings another 5k race, but after several tough workouts this week, I’m not expecting any fast times. Actually, it’s the same story as last week, where I’ll be just running through the race with the Frederick Marathon on May 4th being the big goal. If I can get close to last week’s 18:16 I’ll definitely be happy, and a solid warm up/cool down should take my weekly mileage to about 38.
Watch this space for a race update some time tomorrow afternoon….
Have a good weekend and train smart!
Nice run Steve!
Are you running both races tomorrow or just the 5K?
Charlie
Haha. I’m pre-registered for the 5k, but you must have read my mind – I just mentioned the possibility of doing the mile to Ally….
We’ll see. Have to do something while we’re waiting for the awards eh?
🙂
Will I see you there?
–Steve
Still thinking about it. I’ll set my alarm…but we’ll see if I actually get up or just roll over and go back to sleep.
Have a good night,
Charlie