Ran at Williamson County Park. Did 1 mile warm-up, then 5 straight tempo miles, then 1 mile cool-down. Tam ran with me on several of the tempo miles, and took a break for a lap or so and then would rejoin me. My target was to run at 8 minute pace or less and just keep running steady without any stop breaks. The times were 7:58; 7:58; 7:53; 7:56; 7:43. I like these tempo runs because I can feel the improvement in conditioning after each run.
This Friday I'm doing Hill of Life loops as part of my Pikes Peak Marathon training. No weekend run, due to mother-in-law visit and commitments, which is why I'm running Friday evening.
Next week should be interesting, as I do a week of detoxification diet. It will be fun to see how the strict diet affects my running energy. |