Today I ran 4.7 miles in 36 minutes. It averages to 7:40 miles, not as fast as the previous pace. This was timed more accurately, using the RunKeeper App on the iPhone. I felt pressure to run faster than my previous time, but I didn't feel any faster. I used Nike+ a while back when it first came out, but stopped because of the effect measuring my times had on draining the fun out of running. I still have the shoes, they are in good shape, so I could try using it again as as an alternate to RunKeeper. It really doesn't matter which device I use, only that I learn to balance measuring performance with enjoying myself.
I didn't do all these calculations while running. I did spend most of my time wanting to look down at my pace though. Resisting because I knew that it would only slow me down and interrupt my flow. My mind was distracted during this run.
Having these minutes/mile times got me curious, what is a 3:10:00 (three hour ten minute) marathon pace? It is averaging 7:18 a mile, which doesn't leave much space for error. This doesn't seem like to tough of a pace to achieve in 3 months if I'm causally doing 7:40s right now. I shall see what I say about that 2 months from now. I'm optimistic that my optimism will remain, a small voice of practicality is in the back of my mind saying lets do some research to see what is possible.
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