Man I am slow! Part way through this run today I decided to do a little trial run to see how fast I could run a mile. We have the Corporate Challenge track and field event coming up and I wanted to get an idea of how fast I could run a mile. Well, the answer is, not very fast. After a three mile warm-up I ran the mile in 6:35. I could make up all kinds of excuses like the wind, still recovering from Saturday long run and my nagging injuries, etc., etc., but the fact is, I am just plain slow. Luckily there is another guy at work who will be running the 1600 and I will do the 5K the day before. The fact is, I was planning on trying to run the 5K in the 20 minute range, but with that kind of performance in the mile, I doubt I'll make it.
Overall, I felt pretty good today and the majority of my pain lies in my arch near the heal. Hopefully the cortisone injection I will receive tomorrow will knock that out with no problems. I have had this shot 3 times previous over the past two years. It seems like every 7-8 months the pain comes back and I get it done again.
Time: 8:17/mile
767 (342.2) | 