Today I ran 5 miles in 33:56. That is the fastest I have ever run 5 miles. I did it by warming up to 8.6 mph by the 7 minute mark, increased it to 8.8 mph at the 13:45 minute mark, and then increased it to 9.0 mph one minute later. I held that for the next 20 minutes (actually running slightly further than the scheduled 5 miles, but not much). I accomplished this overall time by running the first mile of the 20 minutes at 9.0 mph, the second mile at 9.1 mph, and the third at 9.2 mph. I also increased it to 9.3 mph at the 4.25 mark and then at the 4.5 mile mark began increasing it by .1 mph every tenth of a mile.
I will be honest that I did not think my legs could hold 9.0 mph for any amount of time today. After yesterday's run I was feeling pretty hammered. So I thought I would just start running at 9.0 and just take whatever I could get. It didn't take long to realize I was feeling pretty good. So the lesson is, do not just assume, try it out and see what happens. You might be very pleasantly surprised : )
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