Whew, this was a HARD run. I've gotten so used to running at an easy pace! I did 2.9545 miles in 30 minutes (10:09 per mile) so I guess it's back to my quest for a 10-minute mile in 3-ish mile runs. :) I need to focus on starting slower and speeding up as I go, like I did in the race--that works better for me. The last 12 minutes or so of this run were HARD!
This was my 2nd-best pace on a run of around 3 miles. My best pace was way back at the beginning of March--10:04. That run involved a little bit of walking. So I am getting better at pacing myself so I can run the whole way--my long runs have really helped with that. While the running was hard, I didn't have any strong temptations to walk today. If I can get my pace slower at the beginning and gradually improving through the run (really pushing at the end), I think that will really help with breaking the 10 minute/mile barrier. I broke the 11 minute/mile barrier on a 10K, so surely this is doable, and soon!
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Other posts on running
On this blog, I mostly journal about my runs. On C. Beth Blog, I often write about other aspects of running. You may be interested in my posts about...
~Nope, I'm not a barefoot runner
~Blue Bell Fun Run (5K for me, 1 Miler for daughter)
~My second 10K
~Funny running products from One More Mile
~My second half marathon
~The lure of the marathon (and why I decided not to train right now for one)
~Nathan Trek Holster Waistpack water bottle review
~My first half marathon
~Five-mile family race
~Review of three different minimalist shoes (Homemade huaraches, ZEMs, Vibram Five Fingers)
~Two months of barefoot running, and my thoughts on this running style
~My "headpack" (waistpack)
~A one-month update on my barefoot running
~Barefoot running
~Why I love DailyMile
~"Just call me Ms. Wimpy Legs"
~SWEAT.
~My first 10K
~My body image
~My first 5K
~The Blue Foam Torture Roller of Death
~Starting to run
~Nope, I'm not a barefoot runner
~Blue Bell Fun Run (5K for me, 1 Miler for daughter)
~My second 10K
~Funny running products from One More Mile
~My second half marathon
~The lure of the marathon (and why I decided not to train right now for one)
~Nathan Trek Holster Waistpack water bottle review
~My first half marathon
~Five-mile family race
~Review of three different minimalist shoes (Homemade huaraches, ZEMs, Vibram Five Fingers)
~Two months of barefoot running, and my thoughts on this running style
~My "headpack" (waistpack)
~A one-month update on my barefoot running
~Barefoot running
~Why I love DailyMile
~"Just call me Ms. Wimpy Legs"
~SWEAT.
~My first 10K
~My body image
~My first 5K
~The Blue Foam Torture Roller of Death
~Starting to run
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s fantastic! Congrats! I had a similar (though slower) run yesterday. In prep for my upcoming 5k's and Ragnar Relay in Utah in June- I'm trying to master the 4 mile distance (the distance of my legs in the Ragnar). And slowly working on pace. As I transition from walk/run intervals to as much running as possible. . .my pace certainly improves. When I started in Jan (6 wks after daughter #2 was born)- I was around a 15 min/mile. Yesterday? I maintained a 12:55 min/mile pace for 30 min. Yay for great runs!
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