Better Long Run!

After last week's crappy long run, I was determined to have a good one this week. It was a perfect 40 degree morning for running (albeit a bit breezy), and I hit the "harder pace miles" in the middle a bit harder from the start. In my sluggish run the week before, I had 3 opening half-mile splits of 3:1x. This time, I kept them all at 3:08 or faster. Here were my half-mile splits during my 6 harder "pace miles" in the middle:

3:08, 3:08, 3:05, 3:05, 3:00, 3:08, 3:01, 2:59, 2:57, 3:04, 2:57, 2:56

= 36:33, or 6:05.50 pace - 18:37 first half, 17:56 second half (6:12.33 and 5:58.67 pace)

Overall, I did 11.63 miles at 6:44 pace. Looking at these last 9 long runs (highlighted in my crappy long run post), this week's was the 2nd fastest overall pace (behind the only treadmill run), and had the 4th fastest "pace miles" in the middle. It wasn't an AMAZING run, but it felt a little like vindication after a crappy run last week.

I'll have a post about a NEW track workout tomorrow, some "Friday Funnies" on Friday, and a weekend post about an upcoming race!