The miles are creeping up again as I've begun training for my next big race. So today I had a 9 mile run with some up-tempo stuff thrown in. I have been running on the same trails for years and it's always been a great place to run because it's off the streets, it's flat, it's mostly safe, and it's got every mile and half mile marked. Last year while running with Andrea on a 17 mile run on this same trail, what we had added up as 17 miles by the markers was only 16 miles by the Garmin. Hmmm...
Today during my up-tempo work, I discovered just how off the mile markers were. Coach wanted me to run 8 min/miles which I've kinda forgotten what it feels like based on the fact I've been training some really fast stuff. I went out too fast turning my first mile in 7:12. Then I didn't slow down and even increased my heart rate and only had the second mile at 7:54. Hmmm....I think something was off.
It was a great run though--felt comfortable and fast.
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