Short bridge run

Another short 3 mile run today. It seems like I blink and I've run my three miles without paying too much attention to it. I definitely don't want to just zone out and run the miles. So today I played around with my pacing. I ran the first mile fast, the second 1 minute slower and the third I ran at my long run training pace to keep my legs fresh for tomorrow's long run. I can actually run comfortably at a much quicker pace than I used to, which I can attribute to all the miles I've put in over the summer at whatever quick, medium or leisurely pace I've run them. I haven't done any speedwork since I started my half marathon training, and those long runs are done at a pretty slow pace. So it goes to show that I don't have to bust my butt to race hard on a training run to improve my pace. I just have to show up and run. I would like to sign up for a race or two before the end of september just to see how I could do in an actual 5K or 10K, and to give me a little something to look forward to sooner than my far off goal of September 27.