Not-so-fast-running-blog

Workout: Easy Long Run (suggested pace - 10:40)

• Warm-up / 1 mi / 12:07
• 1 mi - 10:03 / 2 mi - 10:24 / 3 mi - 9:35 / 4 mi - 10:03 / 5 mi - 9:37 / 6 mi - 9:27 / 7 mi - 9:14 / 8 mi - 9:42
• Cool-down / 1 mi / 9:46

Recovery Run: (suggested pace: 10:20)

• 1 mi - 10:24 / 2 mi - 9:56 / 3 mi - 9:34 / 4 mi - 9:19 / 5 mi - 8:58 / 6 mi - 9:13 / 7 mi - 8:32
• Overall Average Pace: 9:33

I really wanted this to be a recovery run. Unfortunately, it was faster than I realized upon looking at theses paces. This run was closer to my marathon pace. On the plus side, this pace felt very natural and comfortable. On the down side, I don't want to wear myself out before my marathon.

Overall Average Pace: 9:33

• Warm-up / 1 mi / 11:31
• 1 mi - 9:55 / 2 mi / 9:56 / 3 mi / 8:58 / 4 mi - 9:14 / 5 mi - 9:18 / 6 mi - 9:12 / 7 mi - 8:22

Workout: Recovery run

Overall Average Pace: 10:00

Splits:  1 mi - 11:28 / 2 mi - 10:12 / 3 mi - 10:00 / 4 mi - 9:36 / 5 mi - 9:38 / 6 mi - 8:58 / 7 mi - 9:01 / 8:00 - 9:26 / 8.22 mi - 7:44

Overall Average Pace: 9:56

Splits:

• 2 mi - 10:10 / 4 mi - 9:41 / 6 mi - 9:42 / 8 mi - 10:05 / 10 mi - 10:11 / 11:56 mi - 9:51
• My big toe is really bothering me. I was hoping that new shoes would alleviate the pain. They did not. I loosened my laces, but that was bothersome having my foot move about in the shoe. This is very perplexing