Time for the actual run. 1 mile quick was the plan, and I set out at a brisk pace. Another nice cool evening, with no-one else around to keep me company. A cat dashed in front of me at one point, and I sprinted across a road when I saw white van man coming down it at speed, but apart from that fairly uneventful. I pushed myself all the way, refusing to let myself slow down just to see if I could keep a good pace. I was concentrating so hard at keeping the pace up I hardly looked at my watch. Got home totally worn out, and carried out my stretches while wondering how well I'd actually done. I thought I'd done well. I wasn't disappointed.
1.01 miles in 8 mins 42.26seconds. Average speed 6.9mph. I can vaguely remember a few years ago running at that pace, when I was running 3 x 1 miles in a session with a long recovery between miles.But that was in the days before I bought the Garmin. I've done nothing near it since. I'm delighted I can do it again in just my 4th week of training. Seems a speed session is paying off. I'm also delighted my knee suffered no pain today, especially after playing up on Sunday.However, now I'm getting used to going quick, I've got to slow down for the next run on Thursday. Mustn't push it too hard all the time. That's a sure way to get injured.
