I said I was going to try for a new mile record, and there it is. Feels odd to think of it as a best time when I'm currently reading about the first 4 minute mile, but there you go. I did it as part of a slightly longer run - a warm up running down to the canal and then the mile up the canal, then a jog back. So it was the best I could do at this moment, and it feels good to have a 7:something, as another line in the sand.
It was also the first time I took my phone out on the run, with the runkeeper app. It's a gps timer affair. Really fun to have some stats on the run, such as looking at my pace over the distance. I don't know how consistent I expect it to be - over the mile I was faster at the beginning than the end, but not hugely so (the last quarter mile was at about 8 minute mile pace).
One last thought for the day. I just went out on a 2 and a half mile run because I had an hour until my next conference call and wanted to get a bit of exercise done. Just on a whim. Not something I could have contemplated 4 months ago.
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