Slowing Down... 7 miles - (45 total)

Distance: 7.01 mi
Time: 1:03:38
Pace: 9:04 min/mi
Temp 82; humidity 66%

Legs were still tender today, so the plan was to slow down and avoid aggravating them. When I got to the track, it was closed for the Nike+ "Human Race" 10k. I had looked into doing this, but did not see any local opportunity - looked like the closest was New York City. Too bad - might have been fun.

So I continued down Walnut Street to the Schuylkill River path, and ran to the 3.5 mile mark and back. Managed to keep the speed at about a 9:00 pace; hope I didn't overdo the distance. Was hot & muggy, but overcast and breezy by the river, which made it tolerable.

This is the end of two weeks into the challenge, and I am 5 miles ahead of the 20/week pace. So far the biggest problem has been to hold back from speeding up. I think I am most comfortable at about a 7:30 pace or a little faster, but that seems to cause my legs problems. Will just have to give it time. A year ago I was running at about a 9:20 pace - at least 30 seconds slower than my average now. When I'm 60 I should be really fast!