1st run - I was feeling a little twinge in the right calf, this time, and opted for the tempo run. I ran the same tempo as last week, this time covering the same distance in 20:04. Four seconds slower than last week, but I didn't hammer the last mile like last week. I warmed up 2 miles and jumped into the tempo. The first quarter rolled by in 79 seconds and I felt great, I thought maybe I was about to have a breakthrough run. The mile went by in 5:21, and it felt incredibly good. After the first mile, though, I slowed to 5:30 pace and maintained it through the rest of the run. I reached the turnaround in 13:37 and 3 miles in 16:21. I sprinted a little in the final 10 seconds to test my speed, was pleased to find that it was there, and stopped the clock at 20:04. It's interesting to me that the first mile felt so comfortable for the first mile, but it didn't stay that way. It just felt uncomfortable after awhile. Not painful, just uncomfortable. Here are the splits: 1 mile: 5:21 2 mile: 10:51 (5:31) 2.5: 13:37 (2:46, turnaround) 3: 16:21 (2:44) 3.5: 19:06 (2:45) 3.69 20:04 (:58, 5:09 pace) Avg pace: 5:26.29 2nd run: Added an easy 7 late tonight. | 