Week 9: Three miles

3.36 miles - 56:20 minutes - 16.8 min/mile

15:28 min Magic Mile

Ran at the park this morning, using Jeff Galloway's 13.1 app. I decided to run the uphill loop first, so the Magic Mile at mile 2 would be downhill instead of uphill. I kind of felt like I was cheating, but I figured that it had to be one or the other—either an advantage running downhill, or a disadvantage running uphill, and I might as well give myself the advantage this time. I suppose the only way to make it even would be to arrange it so I'm running the Magic Mile on the downside loop, so it's half down and half up. Maybe next time.

Anyway, I had set my alarm for 6 AM, but was awake at 5:40 so went ahead and got up. It was nice weather at the park, a few clouds and still hazy from all the smoke, nice breeze and around 70 F. My Magic Mile was a pretty good pace, below 16 min for a change, but my overall pace was about usual. I had one Blok at 2 miles or so. I think I have two or three more packs of Bloks. I should probably think about getting some more soon.