Yeah, I didn't get my second Insanity workout in last night. My legs just felt too tired.
My friend, Kelly, asked me what's the fastest I've ever run a 5K. Having never done a 5K race or 3.1 miles exactly on the treadmill, I had no idea. So out of curiousity, even though today was supposed to be my easy run, I figured let's see how fast I can do it.
I did my one mile warm-up at 5.7. I've discovered that a warm-up is a must for me. I have tried running "fast" from the start, but always wind up burning out and walking after just a mile or two. Not cool.
After I did the warm-up mile, I reset the treadmill. I figured I'd aim for negative splits, Mile 1 at 6.1 (9:50/mile), Mile 2 at 6.2 (9:41/mile) and Mile 3 at 6.3 (9:31/mile). I was feeling tired towards the middle of Mile 2 so I figured I would just maintain that pace into Mile 3. I was feeling better towards the end of Mile 3, so I bumped it up to 6.3 at 2.75 miles. Then I kept upping it because I wanted to finish in under 30 minutes. My last speed ending up being 7.5 (8:00/mile). But I finished in under 30 minutes! 29:58!
I wonder if I could have done it faster if I did this run yesterday when I was feeling good.
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