Ran 8 miles with 6 at marathon pace. The marathon pace I am shooting for is 7:28 per mile, so I kept all six miles under 7:28 and ran the 8th mile (a moderate cool down) under 8:00 as well as I was trying to catch Meg. After I caught her I jogged with her for another quarter mile to complete my cool down. The pace felt easier this week than last week which was a repeat of the same run. The overall run was fater today by over a minute yet my average heart rate was 167 compared to 170 last week. I don't know if this is a fluke over the course of just one week but I know that my fitness has improved greatly over the last several months (lots of room for improvement). The best part of today was knowing that I could have kept going at that pace. I don't know for how far but I definately could have kept going. Putting additional atttention toward relaxing and controlled breathing during training has also helped a great deal as well. I am finding it easier to relax and just run.
Time: 7:37/mile |