Today I had a 5 mile run that included fartleks. Don't you just love that word? Hurray for middle school humor. Seven reps of 1 minute at 5K pace with a 2 minute easy run recovery. I was so pleased to find this completely doable. It made the run go by a lot faster mentally and physically. I finished 1:13 ahead of my best 5 mile pace.
I have switched away from audio books for a little while. I do enjoy them, but felt I needed to kick up the intensity of my runs and nothing helps that happen more than a little metal!
Tomorrow I will be doing the Gomer's "How's It Going? Group run" virtually. Just means that I will run at 8:30 - which I will probably start earlier since I'm running 4 miles instead of their 5K. The Gomers have been a real inspiration to go for this marathon. One of those times when you think, if they can do it - I can do it.
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