Today I ran 6 miles in 47:10. I ran the first two miles at 7.5 mph, the second two miles at 7.6 mph, the fifth mile at 7.7 mph, the first .33 miles of the sixth mile at 7.8 mph, the next .33 miles at 7.9 mph, the next .10 miles at 8.0 mph, the next .20 miles at 8.1 mph, then the last .10 miles at 8.3 mph.
I was highly cautious due to my hip. I was very much in tune with what my body was telling me. The good news is that my hip felt TREMENDOUSLY better than yesterday. Though not totally healed, it was still very tempting to not throw in a little speed work. I knew I could do it, my legs were feeling strong. But I just kept reminding myself that I have not fully recovered from my marathon and that I need to run slow today so I can run faster tomorrow.
Speaking of which, tomorrow I will run 10 miles. I will start out cautiously but I want to run most of it at 8.1 mph. We'll see how it goes.
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