Racing Myself

So my schedule called for a 5k race. I had no 5k to race, so I just ran the scheduled mileage in the park. Let me just say that I ran it like a race. When I saw my time after the first mile, I spent the next mile trying to slow myself down a bit. For the most part, the first mile of most of my runs are a 10:00+ pace. It takes a bit for me to get warmed up. Then the next mile is significantly faster. If I was going to have negative splits, I needed to slow down. It's weird because I felt like I did, but Garmin said I didn't. In any case, these past couple of weeks, I've learned that my legs are stronger than I thought and that the real test is making sure my lungs are up for the challenge. Today, both my legs and my lungs were in agreement. Activity Route: Park Elev. Avg: 35 ft Location: Willingboro, NJ Elev. Gain: -42 ft Date: 08/16/08 Up/Downhill: [+72/-114] Time: 06:24 PM Difficulty: 1.8 / 5.0 Weather: A Few Clouds 81 F temp; 36% humidity 80 F heat index; winds W 7 G 18 Performance Distance: 3.11 miles Time: 0:28:06 Speed: 6.6 mph Pace: 9' 02 /mi Heart Rate: 172 bpm (Avg) Calories: 345 195 bpm (Peak) Notes Cool Down = .59mi Elevation (ft) Pace (min/mile) Heart Rate (bpm) Heart Rate Zones Zone Range (bpm) Time In Zone Distance In Zone 1 93 - 111 0h 00m 1% 0.05 mi 2 111 - 130 0h 01m 3% 0.10 mi 3 130 - 148 0h 01m 4% 0.14 mi 4 148 - 167 0h 06m 22% 0.67 mi 5 167 - 185 0h 08m 30% 0.96 mi (none) out of range 0h 11m 39% 1.24 mi Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Heart Rate Elev Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 9' 23 +0' 21 6.4 -0.2 150 -49 ft 2 9' 00 -0' 02 6.7 +0.1 180 +30 ft 3 8' 49 -0' 13 6.8 +0.2 189 -29 ft end 8' 08 -0' 54 7.4 +0.8 194 +6 ft Versus average of 9' 02 min/mile

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