Intersection Karma

Let's see. The last run I did was my horrible 8-miler on Saturday, April 25th. So, last night was my first run in over a week.

I must have pleased the intersection karma gods because I managed to hit every intersection when there was little to no traffic and I barely had to wait at the one traffic light on my 3 mile route. This is probably my first outdoor run (other than the half-marathon) where I didn't have at least one pause. And look at my first two split times! Practically dead even.



I didn't take any water with me and I wished I would have. I never used to need water on a short run like this but last night I sure did. I don't know if it's because I didn't drink enough during the day or what. I bet if I'd had some water to sip while running that I would have been just a little bit faster.

Anyway, it was a pretty decent run. However, I feel like I should be faster or that it should be easier. At what point does my long-distance training translate into faster short distance times? I know I can run a 5K in 27:23 (that's an average of 8:49 minutes per mile). I did that last November. So I keep thinking that I'm training even more now than I was then so my times should be even better! Am I wrong? I guess I'll find out in 15 days when I run that 3.5 mile race.

Now I'm trying to decide if I want to run to the gym and back tonight or drive there and do the elliptical after Pilates instead. Pros? I get my cardio in sooner. I'm fairly burnt out on the elliptical. The air conditioning might still be broken in the cardio equipment room at the gym (haven't been in a week so I don't know the status). Cons? If I run Wednesday and Thursday that will be four days of running a row. I don't usually run more than two in a row.

Decisions decisions.

While I weigh the options, I'll leave you with the stats from Monday night's run:

Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 624 ft Location: Forest Park, IL Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 05/04/09 Up/Downhill: [+45/-45] Time: 06:13 PM Difficulty: 1.8 / 5.0   Weather: Overcast   65 F temp; 27% humidity   65 F heat index; winds E 14 Performance Distance: 3.00 miles Time: 0:27:55 Speed: 6.5 mph Pace: 9' 18 /mi Calories: 316 Map   Elevation (ft)   Pace (min/mile)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 9' 19 +0' 01 6.4 -0.0 +4 ft 2 9' 21 +0' 03 6.4 -0.0 0 ft 3 9' 04 -0' 14 6.6 +0.2 -4 ft end 8' 20 -0' 58 7.2 +0.7 0 ft Versus average of 9' 18 min/mile

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