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first workout :)

February 13, 2012 (Afternoon)

Exercise Type: Run

Comments:
I almsot didn't run, because I had a bad day and I was really upset. I'm glad I decided to, though.

So I decided I was going to do a 4-mile tempo. I chose to run in a circle around Roath Park, because it's barely over 1 mile up the gradual hill to the top of the park, and then exactly 1 mile around the other side and back down to the bottom. This doesn't make for a very good tempo, though, because the pace is not at all steady. Also, I went out too fast. Anyone surprised?! :P

Here's my splits, so you can see just how bad they were. I started from the top of the park and went around twice, ending at the top again.

1 (downhill): 6:00
2 (uphill, slightly long): 7:10
3 (downhill): 6:35
4 (uphill, slightly long): 7:10

I think the bit of extra on miles 2 and 4 accounted for about 15-20 seconds. Even so, that is NOT a very steady pace. Although I'm sure the hills are partly to blame.