In order to get 9 miles and my PT warm ups done, I have to get up at 4:00. I snoozed it till 4:10, and drug myself around trying to get ready. It was a little chilly, but felt good.
3 mile warm up, then progressive speedwork. It all ended up being progressive in the end, except my .18 mile cool down at the end. Stopped to stretch after 1.5 miles. Seems to be a good thing for my knee when I do the quad stretches after a little warm up running.
avg pace 8:48. splits were 9:45, 9:20, 9:04, 9:02, 8:57, 8:38, 8:34, 8:11, 7:39, and 9:24 for the cool down. Then I walked .2 miles home & stretched a little more.
I've been feeling good at running at the 9:00-8:30 pace when I'm warmed up. It feels like I'm really "running" at that pace, but I don't feel like I'm dying. I really pushed the last mile, but felt strong at the end.
Just me & the dipper out again. Wondering when the moon will show up again. | 