short and easy

Another short and easy run after sprints:
3 miles
35 minutes

sprints

Okay... improvements:

Splits:
1K-6'30"
2K-5'50"
3K-6'03"

short and easy

Short run:
2mi.
19 minutes

sprints

OK, so I thought sprints were going to be hard because I was huffing and puffing and trying to go fast enough. My first time out and already things are not going as planned. I was suppose to run a 6:10 kilometer. I ran too fast but didn't really have a way to gauge it until I was near the end. (actually, I don't exactly how far I ran because I ran to where I thought 0.6 miles ended but I did it in like 5 minutes and so I figured that my calculation was off so I ran another 0.15 mi. to make sure and STILL came in under.
Ugh.
Stats:
Sprints-
1K-5:50
2K-6:00

splits...

My longer training run happened today. My goal was 5K in 34:10, which equal a 6:50 per K average.
The results:
It is amazing how hard it is to run slow... I don't know how to track splits yet on my watch and so I did it mentally.... here is the tally~
splits:
1K-6:30
2K-6:25
3K-7:06
4k-5:29
5k-6:21
Total-31:51
Average-6:22 per K
My total time is accurate but my individual splits may be off a bit-it seems that #3 and #4 are off BUT I was running in the grass on #3 and when I tabulated it, I thought it was way to slow and so I sped up on #4.... but then I got home and realized that of all of the #3 was the closest to what I should have done!!

iPod ambivilence

I ran with my iPod this morning and I am not sure how I feel. Some songs worked great while others were more annoying than anything else. When I needed a faster inspirational song, it seems that a slower mundane song appeared. It was nice to have a faster song and slower song at times because I would speed up on the fast song and grateful for the slower 'catch my breath' song but it did nothing for the goal of keeping an even pace.... Ugh.

Stats:
3.8 miles
no time recorded...just ran
HARD run.

talk, talk, talk

Mary and I ran at the Y again. She talked the whole time!!! It was good for her to get some stuff out and it kept me entertained and going for the full three miles. We didn't track the time.... it kinda bums me out because I WANT to know the time.... It probably took us 30-35 minutes, I would guess but that is an estimation-NOT reliable.

Stats:
3 miles
no time.