3/10/09 - 9 miles

Tonight's run was a 9 miler that included 5x1000 meter sprints. I did a mile and a half warm up and then began the first of the 1000 meter sprints. The schedule calls to run the sprints at a 5k pace so I tried to run at a 6:30 - 7:00 pace. Then I would jog easy for 2 minutes before beginning the next sprint. I felt really good through the sprints but struggled to maintain the quick pace on the last sprint. I ran the 9 miles in 1:09:44 which is a 7:45 pace and my average heartrate was 170 bpm.