Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Training Wheels

Had the luxury of a day off from work, but had the the burden of studying for and taking final exams. Mid-cram I had to release some tension, process all that info I've been memorizing. Mapped out a 6 mile roundabout, noting the mile split locations. Turned off the pace display on my Garmin and figured I'd do an easy progression run, 8:30-8:15-8:00-7:45-7:30-7:15.

Mile 1: 7:50. Felt slower.
Mile 2: 8:08. Back in range but feels forced.
Mile 3: 7:53. Can't seem to hold my legs back. Just let 'em run.
Mile 4: 7:40
Mile 5: 7:29
Mile 6: 7:13

Funny how things came together when I stopped trying. HR a bit higher than expected at 172.

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