5/11/12 (Friday) Run

Today I ran 10 miles in 1:12:18.  I ran the first two miles at 7.6 mph, then increased it by .1 mph for each of the next three miles.  At this point the assignment was to run 3 miles at 3k-5k pace, so I figured I might as well run 3.1 miles (5k distance) just to see how my time is overall, gauging my fitness and recovery level.  So I ran the 5k distance with the first two miles at 9.2 mph and the next 1.10 miles at 9.3 mph and the last .10 miles at 10.3 mph for a total time of 20:06 for the 5k distance, then finished out the ninth mile at 7.8 mph and ran the last mile at 8.8 mph (marathon pace) running the last .15 miles 10.3 mph.  I felt really strong during this run and the only thing working against me was the psychological aspects, the doubts.  I felt like I could have run another 10 miles the same as these 10.  It was a really great feeling and boosted my confidence a lot.  Looks like the recovery is doing what it is supposed to : D