Month #2, Week #3: Ten miles to go

Sunday, February 19, 2006

I only have 10(5x2) more miles to run before I start 6 miles 2 times a week for 2 weeks. Unfortunately, I came to realize some basic facts this week. First of all, my 7:22 mile was not correct. Second, five miles is harder to run than four.

As for the first fact, here is the scoop: I estimated that the loop I have been running was a mile. It is actually .92 of a mile. That kinda sucks; sucks in this context equals significant impact on my actual lap time. I came to know the real distance thanks to Cameron. So, I guess it is his fault. Actually, Cameron let me borrow his Garmin Forerunner 201 GPS watch. It was awesome. I was able to accurately determine the distance of the loop I was running via GPS.

"What was your actual mile time", you ask? It was really 7:52/mi(MM:SS) according to Garmin. I am a little disappointed, but it is still under 8 minutes per mile. That pace will keep me on track for the Shamrock. Once again, my goal for the shamrock is to run the 8K in 40 minutes or less.

 

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