Spring is in the Air!

Flowers!

I saw these flowers at the start of my run and promptly forgot about them until I was finishing. That is a good thing; it means I was focusing on running! I thought last Wednesday's run was a good one, but today's felt even better—more consistent but slightly faster (31:55 then, 31:53 today through 4 miles). I'm guessing that whoever wrote the book is expecting about 5 miles for the 35-minute run, but right now I'm looking for any sort of improvement I can get without passing out and not being able to move for a week. I might not be the fastest, but I'm hoping to get there before too long!

• 35 minutes total, 4.33 miles, 8:05 pace (6:09 best), 522 cal, 173 HR (195 max)
• 8:08, 1.03 miles, 7:54 pace, 167 HR (this was to the fork in the path)
  
• 7:39, 0.97 miles, 7:51 pace, 177 HR
• 2:43, 0.33 miles, 8:08 pace, 172 HR (this was to the green pole at the turnaround)
• 5:08, 0.66 miles, 7:44 pace, 178 HR
• 8:14, 1.00 miles, 8:16 pace, 175 HR (this was 4 miles in and had 2 good uphills)
  
• 3:06, 0.33 miles, 9:32 pace, 177 HR (cool down jog)