Running hard solo is tough going!

Fri, 9/15-took off

Thurs, 9/14-Went for my 7M run to, and through, Colonial Park from the Ave.  My idea was to run the first two miles at 7:30/mile pace, and then run the balance of the route, 5M, at 6:30 pace.  It didn't quite turn out this way, however.

I reached the mile mark at 7:35, and the two-mile mark in 15:15.  Argh.  I then dropped the pace to what I was hoping would be 6:30.  And the pace may very well have been 6:30...for a mile or so.  Who knows?  I reached the turnaround point at 25:25 and the two-mile-to-go-mark at 35:15.  I realized that running 48:00 would be unlikely, as my body wasn't ready for a 12:45 (6:22/mi pace) last two miles.  Unfortunately, I slowed quite a bit, covering the sixth mile in just under 7:00 (42:12).  I finished up at 48:33, meaning my final two miles were run in 13:18, the final 6:21.  Running hard solo is tough going!

Pace over first two miles (15:15): 7:37
Pace over the final five miles (33:18): 6:39
Overall pace over the seven miles: 6:56