Thursday, June 18, 2009

Week -14 - Tempo - 7 miles

7.74 miles Garmin Link
1:00:??
Miles 2-6: 7:35 pace, target 7:44 - 7:46 overall pace

Rain was pouring like crazy off and on this morning, but Chris and I finally decided to take our chances during a lull around 8:30, and it only rained lightly while we were out. I don't mind some rain, and it was cool, which was a nice change. We comfortably stayed ahead of the 7:44 target pace for the middle 5 miles of the run. I have been purposely keeping the first mile slow for these runs, and it seems to help keep the remainder of the run pain-free. I did not get the Forerunner shut off until several minutes after we stopped, but I do recall it reading exactly 1 hour at the finish with a 7:46 overall pace, even with the slow first mile.

Next run I will either do on my usual route on Saturday or in Central Park in New York on Sunday. I will be in New York for a week for the NY Asian Film Festival.

2 comments:

M/W said...

Enjoy the Festival and don't get mugged in the park. We had a nice phone visit with Barbara this afternoon. Clint and I are heading to Boise tomorrow where he will drop me off to pick up my new motorcycle.

murray.warnock said...

Dad, do you remember seeing "The Out of Towners" with Jack Lemmon? I think the 70's were pretty bad in New York, but as far as I can tell, it has been pretty much crime-free (except for the white collar kind) for the last 10 or 15 years. Central Park especially seems to be a real family place - kids everywhere.