Another outstanding run on an outstanding running day! The weather was just perfect. I ran 6x800 intervals for a total of 7 miles. All of this despite the fact I had some blood drawn for a new life insurance policy medical test right before running. And I had a partial "fast" from 11:30 on, where normally I would have a mid-afternoon snack. Nevertheless I still had a very strong run, and I increased speed on each interval.
It used to be that I hated intervals, but I think I've finally figured out how to run them successfully. My normal pace is about 9:30 per mile, so the first interval I tried to pace at just under 9 minutes. By the last one I was running at 7:30 per mile. I know I can't maintain that pace for 26.2 miles, but at least I know what it feels like. And on the slower portions of these intervals my 9:30 pace felt glacial in comparison. I guess that's how in the last race even though I had splatted against the wall I still ran at my normal 9:30 per mile. It felt slow but my body was just doing what I'd been doing during all those weeks of training. Tomorrow is an off day followed by a 15-miler on Saturday.
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