Ran what felt like a sluggish 5 today, but turns out my speed was right about what it needed to be. It was eerily cool out, but the humidity was so high that it seemed like raindrops were forming right above the ground. I can probably blame some of the sluggishness on the fact that Kelly and I were out late last night.

Anyway, my Saturday runs are supposed to be harder runs at marathon pace, and since I’m aiming for 8 minute miles at the marathon in NYC, my splits were pretty much in line (if you accept that mile one was slower due to negotiating the crowd and traffic on Union Street and the Prospect Park farmer’s market):

Mile 1: 8:25
Mile 2: 7:23
Mile 3: 7:52
Mile 4: 7:54
Mile 5: 7:25

I’d like to be more consistent, but I’d also like to bring them all a bit closer to 7:40. Once I get used to running at that pace, I think I’ll be less likely to go out too fast like I did in Buffalo.

Oh, and you’ll notice that I had no heart rate on this run– not because I died, I just forgot my HRM strap.