Running: Faster But Not

I made it into the gym again this AM and cranked my pace up for training purposes. I was convinced, after yesterday's run, that if I pushed a little harder this morning I'd come in under 7 minutes/mile. That is unless you lengthen your stride...apparently. The treadmill was faster and I ended at a considerably faster MPH than yesterday, yet, I still had a slower pace overall. So all I can think is that by lengthening my stride periodically (to help me catch my breath and work out a stitch I got in my side) it threw things off. Oh well...always learning.