I'm tired...but it's a good kind of tired...after working hard and hopefully getting stronger. I did a mini tempo run today since I'm racing next week I didn't want to do one and I've done a lot of strides this week. I was really excited to try out my new form. I didn't have the Garmin working again so I'm not sure if my times were exact but I think that I can run faster with less effort when I concentrate on kicking my legs back behind me more. I feel like I'm learning something new about running which is actually very exciting for me after years of in some ways being stuck in a rut that I just didn't have the energy or drive to get out of.... So, I warmed up a mile with Julia in 11:20. Then ran the next mile at about 9:00 mile pace. Picked it up to at 13:12 and finished the two miles in 16:55. We think I did the last 1/2 mile in 7:35 pace give or take a little since I didn't hit the marks quite on. I think the new form is helping. It isn't hard to maintain at a fast pace but when I'm going slow I really just feel like shuffling. | 