I Rock!!

I am very happy with this run - I set out to run a tempo run, pretty much trying to run it as fast as I could without killing all my energy in the first mile. My goal was to run progressively faster throughout, knowing the last mile was about 1/3 tough uphills...... not to mention the wind at 13 mph gusting to 23 mph.

The weather also played a part in my run this morning at just 36 degrees..... yea, you heard that right.... 36 degrees, in April, in Atlanta!

I usually do not run very fast in the morning, because I just don't seem to have the energy. This doesn't bother me, because I know I am getting a good workout, and when I run in the afternoon I can always run faster and longer with less effort.

Today's run was only three miles, but if I would have continued the next .1 to make it a 5k I would have beaten my latest 5k race time by about 45 seconds.

Splits:

8:43
8:07
8:05

Or you can see my results on my RunningAhead Log (or always listed on the right panel)

Tim Wilson - blog.262quest.com - subscribe - follow

8 comments:

  1. Running in the morning is quite hard for me - my head stays in bed long after the body has left it :)

    Great workout!

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  2. YAHOOO!!!! Doesn't that feel awesome? congrats! You will leave no prisoners on your next 5K! I suck at morning runs, too.. no energy. evenings are the best!

    congrats!!!! (off I go on my 20-miler because it just wasn't happening on sunday...)

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  3. good job Tim! it's really hard during a tempo run to truly get faster with each mile. way to go!

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  4. Thank you all for stopping by and the comments - it is nice to know people are reading :)

    I am still very pleased with my progress of late since coming back from my injury.

    Thanks!

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  5. good job Tim! it's really hard during a tempo run to truly get faster with each mile. way to go!

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  6. Running in the morning is quite hard for me - my head stays in bed long after the body has left it :)

    Great workout!

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