17/11/2009

2 mile warmup and then did another mile warmup with Nina. She then wanted to run a 7:00 mile (I have no idea why, but it seemed like someone told her to do it as a workout), so I paced her for that. She did surprisingly well, running 1:45, 1:45, 1:45, 1:35 for a 6:50. Now I know that pacing definitely helps (and I actually did pretty well in judging the 7 min pace), but seriously a negative split like that is amazing, especially since she is relatively new to running. If she works on her breathing rhythm a little and keeps with it she'll be a great distance runner. Cooled down for 5 or 6 laps, all told about 41 minutes of running.