7.2mi, 62:11

Billy Idol, "Rebel Yell"
Chris Stamey, "14 Shades of Green"
Antonin Dvorak, Symphony No. 9 in e minor, Op. 95 ("From The New World"), Adagio - Allegro molto

WX at 0700: 68/20, DP 68/20, BP 30.10/1019, winds ENE 2 mist, RH 100%

Odometer 2: 40mi

Z2 most of the way. Some Z3 but remarkably, not much.

Today was not intended to be a particularly quick run. If there's any indicator that's starting to emerge, it's that I'm getting progressively faster times for less effort. This is a great sign, particularly when the weather was not necessarily the best for such an effort.

Of particular note is the relatively slow starting split. That was definitely done at Z2, almost Z1, but for whatever reason or another, I ran it under 13 minutes, which is significant. When put in the light of yesterday's fairly hard 4.8 run, splits 2 and 3 are particularly significant. It's not that unusual for me to run negative splits all the way to the end on long runs, but what is perhaps more instructive is the difference in splits.

Throw in the hilly nature of the course that I normally run, and that illustrates real progress in the last few months.

Or as jwer has been known to say, "That's really bold."

Or, should I say, "STAAAAAAAAUNCHHH!"

Splits:
1.4: 12:49 [9:09/mi]
2.0: 30:10 (17:21) [8:40/mi]
1.4: 42:02 (11:52) [8:28/mi]
2.4: 62:11 (20:09) [8:23/mi]