26 days to go - Okay to continue

Route #26 Distance : 7.75 miles Duration : 01 hr 05 min 13 sec Energy : 803 KCal Max HR : 174 Bpm Av HR : 144 Bpm Mile pace : 08:24 min/mile Mission statement : 1 mile jog, then 5 x 1 mile or 8 mins fast, with 200m or 2-min jog recoveries, then 1 mile jog. My hip and knee were still sore this morning, but not too bad to stop me running. I set off gingerly, fully prepared to turn around if things got to painful. As it happens, once I was fully warmed up the pain subsided and I wound up putting in a good session. My pace during the fast sections was closer to 7 min/mile than the proscribed 8 min and I felt pretty good about myself by the end of the session. The warm sunny weather definitely helps keep the motivation levels high.