LOW BATTERY

OBJECTIVE
9 mi. w/7x2 min.@ 6:40/mi. & 2 min. jog

ACHIEVED
9 mi.@ 8:17/mi. including
3 mi.@ 8:51/mi.
• 2:17 run
• 2:00 jog
• 1:59 run
• 2:01 jog
• 1:59 run
• 2:00 jog
• 1:59 run
• 2:00 jog
• 1:59 run
• 1:59 jog
• 2:00 run
• 1:59 jog
• 2:00 run
• 2:04 jog
No watch so I don’t know the actual split paces but the total is 3.7 mi.@ 7:38/mi.
2.3 mi.@ 8:33/mi.

5:38 AM

Woke up to “LOW BATTERY” on the Garmin. The only day I really need that thing is Wednesday. I tried to make do with my Ironman. Of course that means I had no idea of my pace over the 2 minute intervals. I added 1 mile to this run and two extra intervals.
The objective was to run a 6:40/mile pace for the intervals. My overall pace for the 9 miles was 8:17/mile and I estimate my pace for the total interval set including recovery times was 7:38/mile. I’m usually around 10:00/mile over the recovery period. So who knows what really happened? Maybe I ran the speed sections slower than planned but ran the recovery sections faster. I tried to maintain my usual cadence over the speed sections and I did “feel” slower once I hit the 5, 6, and 7th intervals.

Anyway, I’m walking away from this one very happy. Maybe I should leave my Garmin home all the time … then I can wander around in this blissful, ignorant state more often!

PRE RUN
FRS powdered drink

POST RUN
SlimFast
Later, 5-grain hot cereal w/turbinado, flax & skim milk, water, multivitamin, & 2 English muffins (1 honey & 1 cinnamon sugar)