The past few sessions the weather has been incredibly and horribly hot. Humid and Sticky with some serious thunderstorms heading in just as we finished our runs. I've been good about starting out and finishing my first mile with slightly faster classmates managing to achieve 10:30 to 11 minute mile pace but keep slowing down on the second mile and have a longer second mile.
I can look at this two ways...
1. Positive in that I'm managing a pretty decent 1st mile time and even in the 1/2 mile split I'm doing really well and I have to keep working at it.
2. Crazy Eli mode and get completely bummed out and discouraged because I really want to keep up the 11:00 mile pace and I'm missing it and not getting the negative split.
Some thoughts on this elusive negative split.
1. I'm running really well in the first half of my runs, not overly winded but not comfortable either, managing to push it without sprinting.
2. The second half of my runs tend to include 30 second walk breaks that if I were to not take them my running pace is the pace at which I'm actually running during the first half of the run. So I'm maintaining my running pace but having to walk to catch my breath. This is somewhat about cardio endurance, which means I need to step up my weekday game.
3. I think my brain is psyching me out to think I cannot do it and therefore need to stop rather than just slowing down and push through.
4. I need to find my fourth mile in my run and that makes the negative split possibly appear.
So what do I do?
How do I find the negative?
How do I push through?
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