Today, as I headed out the door, I was determined to go faster and get back to where I was last week. I cranked up the tunes and headed out. The first interval felt great, my legs burned a bit but that always happens. Two minutes can seem like forever though. I got to my first walking rest and thought, "okay, I ran that one a little fast, I better pace myself so I can make it through this workout." Bells chimed and it was time for round two. By this time, the burning was leaving my legs and I zoned in on the beat of the music. Before too long, the signal came to walk. Or so I thought, "Next interval, two minutes fast." rang the voice of my program. Two minutes fast? Hadn't I just done that? Apparently I was so intent on the rythym that I had missed my signal to walk. Now a seasoned runner probably would have just kept going. Me, I had to resist the urge to stop right there and restart my run. I want each run to go exactly as planned, run the fast intervals, walk the slow. Only go the precise amount of time allotted. Weird, I know. Anyway, I pushed that desire aside, walked for what I figured to be one minute and then ran the rest, getting me back on track. The rest of the run went.....normal. It hurt, I wanted to quit the last interval but I didn't. I finished with a 14:34 pace, only three seconds slower than my best pace so far. All in all, a pretty good day.
Stats:
| Distance 2.13 Mi. | Duration 31:00 | Avg. Pace 14:34 | Avg Speed 4.12 mph |
| Intervals | Pace (min/mi) | Elevation (ft) |
| 5:00 (warmup) | 14:58 | 4 |
| 2:00 (fast) | 12:33 | 0 |
| 1:00 (slow) | 15:47 | 1 |
| 2:00 (fast) | 12:08 | 4 |
| 1:00 (slow) | 13:42 | -1 |
| 2:00 (fast) | 14:56 | 1 |
| 1:00 (slow) | 16:09 | 1 |
| 2:00 (fast) | 13:14 | 4 |
| 1:00 (slow) | 13:53 | -1 |
| 2:00 (fast) | 13:33 | 0 |
| 1:00 (slow) | 15:49 | -1 |
| 2:00 (fast) | 14:49 | -1 |
| 1:00 (slow) | 17:04 | -1 |
| 2:00 (fast) | 14:06 | -2 |
| 1:00 (slow) | 15:37 | 0 |
| 5:00 (cooldown) | 16:27 | -7 |
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