Run Test #2 - Results
37 degrees, pitch dark, 2 pairs of tights, multiple top layers, balaclava, headlamp, the track, shitty swim messing with my game . . . . sounds like perfect conditions for a 3 mile run test! Heading to the track I didn't even bother to check Test #1 results because there was no way I was going to come close to that time. I felt like I hadn't run in forever, that shitty swim from two nights ago was messing with my mental game, needless to say my expectations weren't the highest. I figured that I should at least have a goal so I picked the number 7:20. Why did I pick or even think I could average a 7:20 mile? I have no idea. I looked down at my watch when I was about 3/4's of the way done with my first lap and my watch said 5:40. 5:40? What was that suppose to mean? Was it telling me the time? Had I been running for 5 minutes already? Did I mess up the settings? Nope. I was running at a 5:40 pace. SHIT. Not only did I have a horrible swim but ...