Distance: 8K (4.97miles)
Chip Time: 53:30
Mile 1: 10:55
Mile 2: 10:53
Mile 3: 10:53
Mile 4: 11:07
Mile .97: 9:42
Avg/Max HR: 177/195

Saturday morning’s Law Week Fun Run 8K marked the return of my watch and heart rate monitor. I was losing motivation/enjoyment of running for a while, so I stopped wearing the watch/HRM in order to truly focus on enjoying running/exercising. Just running without any measurement or performance tool has helped me remember why I got into running in the first place - to keep myself healthy, to relax and because it’s fun. I never timed myself during the first few months (in fact, I rarely ever wear a watch outside of running), but I was really enjoying it. Still, I’m glad I wore my watch on Saturday.

Coincidentally, the current issue of Runner’s World has an article about training without a watch to increase/maintain motivation. Check it out.

And on to the race report:

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