Half-way through my run, there was a dilema. I walk/run with my eyes on the ground, due to my skill of tripping over the smallest crack in the sidewalk. So eyes focused on the pavement I happened to notice something coming up ahead. As I got closer, a cellphone materialized out of a red blob on the ground. Problem? My pace was at 14:07, a new one for me, and I really wanted to keep it up. I just know my phone has EVERYTHING in it, my appointments, my music, any number I need(I just don't memorize them anymore) and here someone had lost theirs. After a short debate (and seeing that I was just outside the city building) I picked it up, paused my runkeeper and went inside. It was really quick, the receptionist even knew who it belonged to, and I was out the door again. Now I was behind. Oh well, at least whoever it was wouldn't have to go buy a new phone. It was time to pick up the pace again and guess what, I was able to do it. I kept running for each of the remaining intervals and I even kept a good pace when I was walking. That has been such a struggle for me.
Covered in sweat, I finished the thirty minutes and was thrilled to find out I was back up to my "fast" pace of 14:27 And that's my goal for the race saturday, at least a 14:30 pace per mile. Really, anything under 45 minutes total I will be thrilled with.
*Update: I just checked my overall stats and this is a PR for me, my fastest pace yet!
Stats:
Distance 2.16 Mi. | Duration 31:00 | Avg. Pace 14:27 | Avg Speed 4.15 mph |
| Intervals | Pace (min/mi) | Elevation (ft) |
| 5:00 (warmup) | 15:18 | 8 |
| 2:30 (fast) | 12:47 | 0 |
| 1:00 (slow) | 15:08 | -1 |
| 2:30 (fast) | 13:18 | 3 |
| 1:00 (slow) | 14:34 | 0 |
| 2:30 (fast) | 13:08 | 2 |
| 1:00 (slow) | 18:21 | -0 |
| 2:30 (fast) | 13:20 | -2 |
| 1:00 (slow) | 15:00 | -0 |
| 2:30 (fast) | 13:53 | -2 |
| 1:00 (slow) | 15:10 | 1 |
| 2:30 (fast) | 13:24 | -4 |
| 1:00 (slow) | 16:11 | -1 |
| 5:00 (cooldown) | 16:46 | 0 |
Great job!
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