Start Time: 9/17/08, 6:45pm
Location: Mount Vernon Trail
Distance: 8 miles
Average Pace: 8:53min/mile
Total Miles For September: 15 miles

Well, the plan was to run an 8-mile progressive run. Now, with 20/20 hindsight, maybe not the smartest of thing after having taken a bit of time off. But hey, points for effort, right? And it’s a starting place to work off of. Anyway, I made two big mistakes with this run. First, I got confused/forgetful and started off a little too slow. So instead of beginning at a 9:30 pace for the first mile (and then dropping 15 seconds each mile), I made the first mile’s target a 9:45. Ah well. The second mistake was that I started way, way, way too late. Turns out there are no lights on the Mount Vernon Trail, or at least the portion I was running on once it got dark. *sigh* That makes it a little harder to see the GPS and know if I’m hitting my times or not (plus running a little slower to make sure I didn’t lose my footing), although I’m not entirely sure I would’ve hit those last two regardless. With the later start, the snack I’d eaten in the afternoon had completely worn off and I was starting to run out of energy.

Still, not a bad run, and as an added bonus about half a mile in, Dontastic and I passed each other on the trail. Yay!

Splits: 9:40, 9:23, 9:11, 8:55, 8:34, 8:25, 8:32, 8:21