In a near perfect prediction, my mile time tonight was 9:24, 12 seconds better than yesterday's dismal time. These times I've been running have been so bad that I'm happy with whatever progress I'm able to make. As bad as a 9:24 mile is, it's not as bad as yesterday's 9:36, and so as far as I'm concerned, I'm happy.
I felt much better tonight. My legs stayed strong and I even felt that my breathing improved. I was quite winded, no doubt, but I was able to push through it. I tried more of a slow and steady approach tonight. Yesterday I tried alternating quarters, running the first and third quarters slow and the second and fourth quarters "fast." Well, that strategy didn't quite work. So tonight I simply stuck to a pace (albeit a slow one) and did my best not to slow down. It resulted in a better time, so I think I'll stick with this method and just increase my pace little by little.
Tomorrow I think I'll take a break from the mile and time my half-mile. We'll see if I have any speed in me. :)
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