Eight miles

Yesterday was my 8 mile run with the TNT group. 8 miles. So daunting...right? Not so much. I thought I would be so much more scared to run it, so much more tired after wards, and so much more sore today. I was a little stiff this morning. Other than that nothing. All my muscles feel OK, better than OK, they feel good. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't easy, but it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. I did the first 4 miles as intervals. Run 4 minutes, walk 1 minute. The theory is you run faster in your 4 minutes b/c you have your 1 minute recovery period. I have debated about trying this method. Sure it makes your pace faster, but it's not running non-stop. That's my goal to run as long as I can non-stop. So needless to say, I didn't really dig the intervals. Not to say I won't do speed intervals, but I won't do the 4/1's again unless I'm injured. I like the run until you can't run anymore feeling. My pace is slowly improving, but I'm almost over the obsession with my pace. I know I'm slow, but I can run far. The last time I checked 26.2 was far, so I'm doing something right :O)