New Personal Best

I set a new best time for running a 5k (3.1 miles) today. My previous best time was 24:40, which I ran in the Nappanee Apple Festival race last September. I started off pretty well today and decided to go for a new best time. I ran it in 24:09.

Today's run stats:

• Average heart rate: 168
• Maximum heart rate: 175
• Fastest quarter mile time during the run: 7th and 9th ones at 1:53
• Slowest quarter mile time during the run: 11th one at 2:04
• Weather: 62 degrees and cloudy, there was some wind.
• Final tenth of a mile time: :36
  

This chart shows each quarter mile time of the run (adding up to 24:09.) The blue line shows my average pace at each point of the run (starting at 8:14 minutes a mile and dropping to an average pace of 7:50 at the run's finish.)

The map shows where I ran. The numbers one through twelve show where I was at each quarter mile split.
I usually don't like to backtrack when I run, (it's a quirk) but I was trying to avoid the wind so I backtracked a lot.