New Rules of Lifting
Strength I: 5-Mile Run 3/18/07
Distance: 5.01 Miles
Time: 48 min 31 sec
Pace: 9 min 40 sec per mile
Mile 1: 8:46
Mile 2: 8:48
Mile 3: 8:29
Mile 4: 10:43
Mile 5: 11:36
I have no idea where that 1st 3 mile stretch came from. It was as if I was 20 lbs lighter. That had to be my best 3-mile stretch since high school.
Anyway, the reason that the time dropped off so dramatically in the 4th and 5th miles was that the muscle in my right shin got really tight and sore about 2 minutes into the 4th mile. I took a handful of walking/stretching breaks from there on out. I also twisted my ankle stepping off of a curb during the last mile. Not a good way to end it.
My overall time was still something fairly unexpected at this point in my training, which is encouraging.
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