Start time: 08/06/06, 7:00am
Location: Downtown Washington DC
Distance: 5 miles
Run:Walk ratio: 6:1
Average pace: 9:20min/mile
Easiest “recovery run” ever—it was just me today (no Stephanie! I hope she and/or Katie are back next week…) but it was such a short run I didn’t care. I’d like to say I thought a lot of deep thoughts and such but instead it was one of those runs where you just leave everything behind and go. And, I have to admit—it was a little fun to be the first one out there, all by myself, waving to each group as I came back. It was almost like being a signal for everyone else that the turn-around was just down the street and they were almost there, because I was already coming back through. It’s nice to spread the good word. 🙂
I like that you ran by yourself and that your average time was 9:20. That really shows that you are gaining speed. I bet you could have ran the whole five miles in a 9:30-9:40 pace…
Thanks! I’m starting to finally really feel like I’m finding my groove again. So much of this spring and early summer (after the National Half Marathon and Cherry Blossom 10-miler) had me feel like I was really struggling. It’s more than a bit of a relief to finally start going out there and feeling lke I’m hitting what I should be able to do.