Tonight I decided to run three miles rather than 33 minutes. As it happens, Bob Glover, in The Runner’s Handbook, recommends transitioning from time to distance once one can run 30 minutes continuously. This will help me to begin setting some new goals.
I was pleased to find myself running three miles in 31’28”. I ran the first mile in about 10-1/2 minutes. I probably could have run the entire three miles even faster, but I began to have some intestinal discomfort while running the third mile, so I slowed down a bit. Still, I find it gratifying that my body is beginning to support a faster pace. It’s also possible that running for distance is psychologically easier than running a set duration, at least at this stage in my running career.
The weather tonight was beautiful. I went down to Valley Green at about 6:15. The sun was low enough that the path was covered by shadows, and the temperature was probably in the 70s. All in all, a great evening for a run.
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