Notes
This was a tough run. I didn't think I could do the twenty minutes of tempo. I ran 3 miles and then did 20 minutes tempo on the track. tempo speed goal was between 7:19 and 7:38. The issue was mostly mental. i just kept pushing through and as I got closer to 20 minutes (i was telling myself i could stop after 2 miles) i decided to finish it off. i told myself i could do anything for another 5 minutes (like keeping that pace). I was shocked to see that I was going as fast as i was at the end. I felt like I was going a nice easy pace and yet, it was 8:15. It was kinda cold tonight, not too terribly bad, and of course it was dark. the track was lit up, so that helped. the air is so thin right now, but i don't notice it as much after a mile into the run, i think.
***I just realized this was my fastest overall pace ever recorded. The closest I have come to this 8:05 pace was a 4 mile tempo run that I did in 8:09***