Grooved to Run

Today was Week 7 Day 3 of the Couch-to-5K running plan… my last 25-minute run.

It was cold and clear today, about 20 degrees, with almost no wind. That made it feel quite a bit warmer than yesterday, even though the temperature wasn’t that much higher. Apparently they aren’t making those wind chill numbers up. Who knew?

Total was 3.08 miles in 38:39 (12:32 pace). Warm-up was 0.36 miles in 5:09 (14:17 pace). The run was 2.26 miles in 25:53 (11:27 pace) with an average speed of 5.2 MPH and a max of 6.4 MPH. Cool-down was 0.46 miles in 7:35 (16:29 pace).

Once again I was a little short of the goal of hitting 2.5 miles in 25 minutes, but with a little melting going on today the roads were a mess of snow, ice, and slush. There were some stretches of my route that I could barely keep running let alone keep a good pace. In fact, at one point I slipped and was sure I was going down. I’m looking forward to some better conditions for my next two weeks.

Next week begins Week 8 of the running plan — three days of 28 minute runs. I feel like I’m ready.