I hummed and hawed on going for a run over lunch today because the temperature was a bit colder than what I had planned for: 3 deg C (37 deg F) and I only had capri pants, a short sleeve top and a long sleeve top. I figured I'd head out anyway though and hopefully the sun would make things feel warm enough. Thank goodness I did head out though because I had an AMAZING run! My Garmin was slow to catch a signal. Once I started running I looked down and thought it must be off because it said I was running way faster than what is usual for me. I settled into my stride and I hit the one mile mark right where I figured - at 9:47. I rarely talk about my training run pace on here because...well...I'm slow. I get excited when I run below an 11 minute mile. Anyhow, when I thought maybe my Garmin might not be off I wanted to see if I could keep this up. I walked for a quick 30 seconds and took off again. I kept checking my pace and I was still on. Mile 2 - 9:42. One mile left to go....a ramp up to a foot bridge took a bit out of my legs right at the end but I managed to salvage it on the final stretch. Mile 3 - 9:59. Good enough for me - all three miles below a 10:00/mi pace....total run done in 29:30...my fastest paced training run yet. And this after my insane hilly run yesterday. As for the shins - they felt great the entire way.
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I don't know how you do it.... I love the look but I walk like a constipated person with those... lol
The PF still hurts a lot in the morning and goes away as the day progresses. I know I have to get rid of this before even thinking aobut marathon no. 3... I was thinking Montreal in September or Toronto's Scotiabank Waterfront in October. It's pretty hard to plan when I have no idea where I'm going to be! =)
Oh yeah, I forgot congrats on the great run! Those first sub 10 min per mile runs are awesome!
I think the Garmins are excited to be back out in the fresh air or something. I did a four miler the other day, and my average pace was 9:44. I am a solid 10:10-10:30 girl usually.
Congratulations on getting in a good run :)
Awesome run Leana! Impressive run, especially after the tough hills the day before. Hope you aren't feeling any ill effects from it today though :)
Those are awesome split times - I would be thrilled to have those! Cute shoes, too!
So glad you are back in the groove! I never thought about my high heels causing tight muscles, but I bet you're right
Great job!! Hey, it's spring...spring brings change!! Hope the calves get worked out. I'm tired of my heel deal...
That's awesome!
Great Run Leana! :)
!!!!!!! I LOVE it when that happens! My theory is that your legs have finally fully absorbed all that Goofy running. Maybe they've decided, "Alright, now you can be a runner." One thing's for sure, Garmin NEVER lies... Well, it does, but only when it says you're going slowly.
Nice shoes!
And hey, I think we run at about the same pace. Or .... at least... we *used* to. Now I think you'd leave me in the dust!
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