This Run's for You, Cassy

This blog was created to chronicle my training for and running of the Glass City Marathon, my first, which I completed on 04/13/08, in honor of my cousin, Cassy, who has severe cerebral palsy. If this is your first visit or you would simply like to know more of what this blog is about, please see my post, "Preface and Purpose", by expanding the January 2008 Post Archives at the bottom of the right sidebar. It's my very first post at the bottom. Thanks for stopping by!

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Second 5 Miler of the Week

This was supposed to be a simple, easy, nothing fancy, 5 mile run according to my training plan. I went out this afternoon with that completely in mind. As I got through the first mile of the run, I was feeling pretty good so, I just kept pushing the tempo. Mind you, my right lower leg is still not feeling *good*, but it got better longer into my run and, oddly enough, the faster I went. Must be the endorphines I've heard and read about, but never experienced myself! HA! So, while I am still feeling a bit battered physically, primarily my right lower leg, I was still able to bust these mile split times (which are exceptionally fast for me on a training run):

1: 8:56
2: 8:37
3: 8:21
4: 8:15
5: 7:47

I think that the last mile is the first sub-8 minute mile pace I have ran since I began running in January 2006.

On to the Vitamin I and ice now. (C;