3.5 miles

Very hard 3.5 miles. I intended this to be a 4 mile run but I started out a little too fast and didn't anticipate how hard it would be to run back into the wind. I was really out of gas at the 3-mile mark but pushed through until 3.5 miles. Probably the most exhausted I've been this season. Times are getting better...

3.5 miles ~ 27:28 (7:51/mile)

5.02 miles with break

Ran the 5.02 mile run and it was supposed to be easy but it was painful enough that I felt I needed a stretch break in the middle of it.

2.51 miles out ~ 20:48 (8:17/mile)
2.51 miles in ~ 21:01 (8:22/mile)

4 good miles

Ran four miles today. Wasn't sure how it was going to go but it felt pretty good for the first mile so I ran it pretty quick. Just slightly over 8min/mile and then ran hard the last half mile for my first sub-8 min/mile long run of the season. Felt good.

4 miles ~ 31:56 7:59/mile

2 Hard Miles - 1 Mile Cool Down

Ran two hard miles and put up a pretty good time:

2 miles ~ 7:40/mile

The mile cool-down was in a pouring rain which felt good because it was cool.

5 miles ~ 41:51

I took a small break halfway through this one and realized my last five miler was indeed a bit short. At least I now know the markers. The back half of my run was the true half-way point and therefore a little longer than the front half but I still managed to run it 1s faster.

2.5 miles out ~ 20:55
2.51 miles in ~ 20:54 (8:19/mile)

2 Miles on the Track, 16:43

Ran at the track for the first time this season with the little family. Ella actually did quite a bit of running herself. I just did 2 miles.

2 miles ~ 8:21/mile

5 miles ~ 42:22

Not sure if this is completely accurate but close enough. The sign says it's 5 miles and the times were close enough, just maybe a little on the fast side. It was hard but not super hard and still my times were sub-8:30.

5 miles - 8:28/mile

2/5 ~ 3 miles

Ran a hard 3 miles. Though I didn't completeley exhaust myself at the finish of my run like I did so much last season, it was probably the hardest run yet. I really wanted to take a break at the half-way mark but I'm glad I persevered. The time was very good as well, I'm getting closer to the 7 minute mile mark.

3 miles ~ 24:49, 8:16/mile

2 Runs

2/2 approximately 2.8 miles - no time

This one I just ran with the girls and stopped running when I caught up with them. It was supposed to be an easy run but it felt pretty fast and good. I'd say under 8:30/mile.

2/3 ~ 3.7 miles - 32:17, 8:43/mile

Another run with the fam but this time I had my watch and caught up to them at an convenient mile marker so I know the distance. Fairly easy run since it was the farthest I've run this season.