As a switch up from the intervals I have been doing lately I wanted to set some solid steady paces and see how well I could hold them.
So I started off doing a mile at 7.5 mph – there was a bit of a rocky start but I settled in and it felt good. I then did a mile at 8 mph which almost seemed to fly by. Then I did a mile at 8.5 mph which took a bit of work but still felt ok. Then I did a mile at 9 mph – that was tough and had to grab the hand hold on the treadmill a couple times to make sure I was good to keep going. I then took a minute walk then went back in at 8 mph – that felt easy after the 9 mph mile. I finished off the last 2 minutes at 9 mph.
That gave me a total of 5 miles in 36:56 @ 1% incline with 1 minute of walking. Felt pretty good during the run and felt like I recovered almost immediately after I got off the treadmill. Awesome!
Now if it would stop snowing and warm up so I can do my weekend runs outside…
Shorter runs scheduled this weekend so if the weather and trails cooperate I want to see where I am at off the treadmill! Time will tell.
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