Quick 2 Miles Around the 'Hood

My goal for the next month or so is to increase the frequency of my runs. I haven't been running more than twice a week for the past 6 months or so. This has been due to various leg aches, mostly shin splints. If I'm going to be doing marathong training this fall, I'll need to be able to run 4 days a week. Since I only ran 4.2 miles on Sunday, I figured this was a good week to increase my frequency without increasing my mileage. Today was just a quick 2 miler. My calves were a little tight when I started out. By the 1/4 mile mark, they loosened up and I felt pretty good. I set out to do a nice, leisurely pace, but I did the first mile in a little over 8:00 (which is pretty fast for me). I did the second mile about a minute slower, taking a couple walk breaks, so I wouldn't be too sore. Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 1089 ft Location: Phoenix, AZ Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 04/21/08 Up/Downhill: [+13/-13] Time: 06:21 AM Difficulty: 1.3 / 5.0   Weather: Fair   58 F temp; 32% humidity   58 F heat index; winds E 6 Performance Distance: 1.85 miles Time: 0:16:02 Speed: 6.9 mph Pace: 8' 40 /mi Heart Rate: 163 bpm (Avg) Calories: 275 183 bpm (Peak) Map   Elevation (ft)   Pace (min/mile)   Heart Rate (bpm)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Heart Rate Elev Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 8' 17 -0' 23 7.2 +0.3 157 -13 ft end 9' 37 +0' 57 6.2 -0.7 167 +13 ft Versus average of 8' 40 min/mile

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