Perhaps I should come up with some sort of running plan. Because I never know what to do on most of my runs. I usually just end up "running." Tonight I decided to try a tempo run. I randomly selected my pace and distance while warming up. After an easy mile I decided to try 6 miles at a 7:20 pace. Just recently I set my Garmin up to show my average pace as I run. This is something I am still getting used to looking at. But I never know what pace I am at except for looking at my splits every mile. So after the 1st mile it was a 7:10. I backed off so it would get closer to that 7:20 I was looking for. I was watching the average pace and it was coming back. 2nd mile 7:19. Did not pay attention on the 3rd mile - 7:14. Now I decided to just run, not looking at average pace. 4th mile 7:10. Still feeling good. Next mile another 7:10. And ended with 7:02.
So this run was faster than what I had planned, but it felt good. Apparently I have a hard time trying to stick to pace. When I try to look at the watch for help it is no better. I guess if I wanted to make sure I did not go too fast on a run it would help to see my pace.
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