After not logging any miles last week and a very long run on Saturday, I was really looking forward to today's short run. I decided to start at an easy pace to verify that no body parts were in any pain after last weekend's 12 miles. I'm pleased to report that everything appeared to be in tip top shape. And I really enjoyed getting back to my old habit of continually increasing my speed throughout an entire run. Mile 1 was 9:30 and mile 2 was 8:50... then I decided to see just how fast I could go for mile 3. Another milestone running moment (at least as far as the last 10 years are concerned - I'm nowhere near comparing the shape I'm in to where I was in high school). My final mile was 7:54... my first under 8:00 in a very, very long time.
At this point, I can't say I'm particularly excited about tomorrow's 6 miles, but I'm ashamed to admit that it doesn't sound like much of a challenge after running 12. Great... now I sound like one of those annoying runners, don't I?
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