Today I wanted to run my 10 mile route at a faster pace than usual. The plan was to try and run the 10 miles under 1:12:00 with out looking at my watch until the last 2 miles. I need to try and run off of feel and not rely on the garmin so much. I ran the normal 10 mile route, so I know where all of the mile markers are. I also took the iPod today, which is very rare for me. It helped me focus on something else other than my watch. I hit mile 8 @ 57:56 so I knew that the next 2 would have to be a little quicker than the last 8 so I picked up the pace on 9. I hit 9 @ 1:04:57, I knew that I needed to hit the next mile a lot faster so that I could finish under 1:12:00. I was glad that I only had to run at least a 7:00 min mile in order to hit my goal. I ran the last mile in 6:30, this is really not a real hard workout but it felt good to not look at the watch every mile and just sit back and listen to some tunes. The only thing that made it hard is that my legs are a bit sore from this weeks running. I hope to get at least 15 in tomorrow, maybe more if the legs feel like it. Have a great 4th of July everyone! total run time for 10 - 1:11:28 (ave pace 7:09)
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