Long Slow Distance. It's been a long time since I've done one of these. I was thinking while running (since I messed up my iPod) that one of the nice things about being a beginning or born again runner is that almost every training run, and every race, is a new milestone. As time goes on however, these milestones become harder and harder to achieve. I suppose that's what keeps us going.

Today was a perfect day for a nice long run and I certainly reaped the benefits of the good weather. I completed the 7 miles in just over an hour, with an 8:40 / mile pace. My legs were pretty tired by the end but my lungs felt good throughout.

I also discovered that my watch/GPS has an auto-split function, which is pretty nice. It only took me 11 months to figure that out!

I think I'm going to take tomorrow off. I need to read my new issue of Runner's World to come up with some sort of training plan!

Stats

Distance: 7.095 miles
Time: 1:01:35
Pace: 8:40 / mile
Avg. Speed: 6.9 mph