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2010 Races: Snicker's Marathon(2:58:38), Scenic City Trail Marathon(3:26:36), Laurel Highlands Ultra 77(19:13:44), Ironman Louisville(13:07:07) 2011 Races: Mount Cheaha 50k 5:22:47, Tobacco Road Marathon, Mohican 100 Miler
Arrogant Bastard....Ale
Right now, I consider a good pace for an easy run around 11:00 - 11:10/mile. And on my race pace runs, I aim for 10:55 - 11:00/mile. Today, I ran a 40 minute tempo run (for me, tempo means run as far as I can going as fast as I can maintain in the allotted time). If it weren't for the ridiculous wind, I would have broken 10 minutes/mile (as it is, I ran 4 miles in 40:09 and my first 2 miles in 19:03 ). And finally, my question: What's a good way for me to increase my pace on my easy runs (and make sure I am increasing my pace while I am running...I don't own a Garmin btw)? Or should I be even worrying about that right now while I'm training for a race?
I've got a fever...
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