1-18-08 3 Miles
Great workout tonight! Last time I ran at 7 mph (8:34 mile) for the first 11 minutes before I had to slow down, this time I ran at 7.5 mph (8:00 mile) for the first 12 minutes before I had to slow down!
That was 1.5 miles in the first 12 minutes, definitely a new record for me.
I passed the 2 mile mark at about 17 minutes, and the 3 mile mark at under 27. I’m really happy about that, but it’s obvious that I still don’t have much long-term endurance. Between 1.5 and 2.0 miles, I did it at a 10-minute-mile pace, and the final mile took 9 minutes 40 seconds.
My plan to improve is to continue to add one minute to the beginning before I have to slow down (i.e. the next time I go, I’ll run at an 8 min mile pace for the first 13 minutes, the following time for 14 minutes, etc).
01-18-08 –> 26m 40s (broke 27 minutes)
01-16-08 –> 27m 47s
01-14-08 –> 27m 3s (broke 28 minutes)
01-12-08 –> 28m 38s (broke 29 minutes)
01-11-08 –> 29m 43s (broke 30 minutes)
