today was the 3rd day of running on a treadmill at the YMCA this week. 90+ degrees is just too hot for me to run outside. hopefully it'll cool down in the next couple of weeks so I can continue (or start?) my half marathon training outside.
I went into today's run with the phrase "slow and steady" in my head. I didn't want any speed during my run since I haven't run 5 miles since half marathon training LAST YEAR. This was definitely the longest run I've done since the Rock n Roll half marathon in Savannah last November.
Anyways ... after a really long day of dealing with my lovely almost 4 month old son (he was extra fussy due to a round of shots at the doctor's office) I finally made it to the YMCA a little after 5pm. I guess most people were already off enjoying their weekend because the gym was E-M-P-T-Y.
Mile 1 - 8:01
Mile 2 - 15:55 (7:51 pace)
Mile 3 - 23:52 (7:56 pace)
Mile 4 - 31:46 (7:54 pace)
Mile 5 - 39:37 (7:51 pace)
5.08 miles - 40 minutes
**almost negative splits the entire distance ... almost doesn't count it though :) **
I hate that the treadmill resets after 30 minutes with a 5 minute cool down. I stopped after hitting 32 minutes originally thinking that I would have done 4 miles exactly, keeping up with an 8 minute/mile pace. I surprised myself with running sub 8 minute miles the entire time. Which is awesome!
Next week's long run will be 5.5 miles, with the following week (technically first week of training) having 6 miles as the long run. We'll see how this goes! Mileage so far this week (not counting Sunday) is roughly 11 miles.
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