I ran to school this morning. On the way I ran approximate 2 mile, then 1 mile intervals. I use the streets to measure out the mileage, and while I don't know if any of the intervals are the exact distance I want, I know that they are close. I also know that the individual "miles" in the 2 mile interval are the same distance. The same can not be said for the 1 mile interval. While I know that the distance is very close to 1 mile I am not sure how close the distance is to the other 2 miles, as the street distances get messed up in that part of town. Anyhow, I ran the 2 mile interval in 10:53 (5:39, 5:14) with a solid head wind the first mile, followed by a cross/tail wind the second mile after I turned North onto Eastern Ave. The result was a very slow first mile, and a second mile that was aided ever so slightly, as the effort during the 2 miles probably would have given me something like a 5:22, 5:18 split without wind. I ran the last fast mile after a 1 mile rest somewhere in the 5:24-5:28 range (I was unsure about my ending point so I took my split at two different spots). This mile also had a headwind that was similar to the headwind I had earlier on, but I was pushing harder. I finished 8.8 miles in 1:00:26. PM: I ran part of the way home, about 5.2 miles total and Kimia picked me up. I also ran a couple of strides just before getting picked up. | 