Hi, folks. I ran my first "timed mile" of the season Friday in 5:58.3. However, this does not really "count" and differs from a mile time trial in several ways: 1) I did not wear racing flats; 2) it is pre-season - defined as the time period before high school track starts having meets; and 3) it was an informal start...I simply walked up to the line and started, rather than backing up a few yards, then scuttling quickly up to the line and shouting "boom!" (my usual method for mile time trials.
With that established, I was ok with the results, as my goal for this pre-season mile was sub 6 minutes. Unfortunately, it did not come easy, and I was forced to run an 85-second final quarter with some element of suffering to dip under 6 minutes.
Today I ran 7.3 miles, my longest training run of the year so far. Last week I ran 25.4 miles in 5 runs, so things are progressing quite well.
Stay tuned!!
Mark
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