Medium run, 5 miles; 55:12; splits 10:59, 10:20, 10:54, 12:00, 11:00.
A gray cool morning with a little drizzle that then turned into pretty steady rain. Not too bad–and to think I used to worry about running in the rain. A really heavy downpour with big drops would be a different story, of course. So the Forerunner is definitely accurate and I must have screwed something up the first time I ran this course, because it measured just a little over 4.8 miles this time. I ran up and down the driveway to reach exactly 5, which seems a little anal, but I like those nice round numbers and being able to get my pace exactly. 2 new-to-me wildflowers: hemp nettle I think? (something in the mint family anyway, with white flowers) and some kind of agrimony.
Hi Hilary,
Our runs were almost identical this last week in terms of pacing. It is wonderful to see I am not alone. I am really enjoying your blog. Thanks for taking the time to write.
-Kara
Your training is really coming along. Good work!