Tempo Attempt

Well, I tried to run a tempo effort today.  It didn't really go according to plan.


The plan was to run a 3 mile easy warm up / 3 miles at sub-6:20 pace / 3 mile easy cool down.


I don't think I got any of it right.  I ran the first three miles not so easy and then gutted it out through one tempo mile at 6:20 pace.  It was clear I couldn't go back to back, so I decided to run another easy mile, and then another tempo...and so on all the way to nine miles.


But I messed it up again.  My "easy" mile came in at 7:10 and I barely survived a 6:17 sixth mile.  That pretty much did me in, so I walked a mile and went home.  The story of my running career - slow miles too fast - fast miles too slow.      "It takes confidence to run slow, when your legs feel fast."


My splits are below...

1	00:07:08	1.00	07:08
2	00:07:15	1.00	07:15
3	00:07:14	1.00	07:14
4	00:06:20	1.00	06:20
5	00:07:10	1.00	07:10
6	00:06:17	1.00	06:17

The legs are still a flat.  I have almost no speed.  Looks like long slow runs are on the docket for me for a while.

I still want to get to 50 miles this week...