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A Saucy Wench
I have become Death, the destroyer of electronic gadgets
"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7
One day at a time
This is an answer to a question that I have had then....How the heck do you know what pace you are running if you are not on a dreadmill? Training programs say "run at 9mm, or run at marathon pace" etc. I have wondered how people know what that pace is when they are outside. Is there some type of instrument (watch or some other tecnical gadget) that acts like a metronome? Or does it just come from running laps on the track with trial and error to get the right pace? I, like the original poster, also find myself at just about the same pace I have run since I started running 2 yrs ago. My best is about 10mm, occasionally a little faster. I also find that instead of really getting faster I'm just able to sustain that speed for longer runs. From all my reading on here I see that consistency and more miles are going to eventually lead to faster miles. I guess I just need to be patient, maybe push myself occasionally to run faster for longer.