Fartlek Friday 6 Miles

It was just about a perfect morning to run.  Clear and only 72°.  I almost felt chilly there for a few minutes!  :)  Every Friday is a 6 mile fartlek run but I did this one a little differently than I have done others.  Instead of running full-out then walking, I ran probably 95% then recovered with a slow run.  There was no walking today.  Split times are just an average because the running is not a steady pace at all but today they were 9:10, 8:56, 9:00, 9:05, 8:45, 8:32 (8:55 average).  To show the difference between fartlek and steady running, just look at these graphs.  The first is from today where the speed was anything but steady and the second is yesterday's 5 mile pace run.  (The pace falls off the chart there at the end because I finished my run and walked a little to cool down but forgot to turn off my watch.)

I've decided there is not a whole lot to take a picture of in the dark but I still like to.  So here's me under a light at the baseball field.  And a picture of the baseball field office.  I think the lights look pretty.

And this is me just getting home as the sun was coming up (I left a little later today than I should have.)

And another gorgeous Texas sunrise!  I love that I get to see them every day.  :D  This was taken behind my house.

Tomorrow is a steady, easy 4.  Looking forward to that!