Progression run. 8:19 am, 54-58° F, 12% humidity, winds calm. That's pretty low humidity, don't you think? I couldn't get anyone to meet me for a run this morning, so I slept in and then went and ran on the Highline Canal all by myself. I didn't have any plan other than to run 6 or 7 miles. And of course, despite my slacking of late, if I'm ever trying to decide between two distances, I almost always choose the longer distance. Not that 7 is long. Anyway, I just started running and after 2 or 3 miles I realized that I was speeding up and so I decided to turn it into a progression run. My plan from that point on was to not get slower, though I did run the 4th mile one second slower than the 3rd mile. I'll call it a progression run anyway. I really struggled to keep up the pace the last mile and when I stopped I felt like I was going to throw up. It took me a long time to get my breathing back to normal. The trail was pretty crowded. There were a whole bunch of high school cross country runners on the trail. I did pass a lot of people during the 2nd half of my run. And hey, I ran three days in a row. I had an easier week at work this week than I did the previous week. I don't know how it will go next week. AP: 8:46. Splits: 9:33, 9:00, 8:54, 8:55, 8:40, 8:29, 8:04, 0.1 @ 7:10.
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