Run an 8-minute mile

But I dont want it to be a fluke.
I started off with a bad run. I ran a little short of a mile and then had to stop. I was having a hard time breathing and felt awful. I sat down and caught my breath and then stood stretching for a while. It was beautiful out.
When I started running again I was able to sprint full out for 120 seconds, then alternated sprinting with running slow.
I managed to run a mile back in 8 minutes give or take a few seconds.

Had a bad run tonight, I only made it 0.77 miles before I didn’t want to run anymore.
Last night in power sculpting we did some moves to stretch the calves and I think I overdid it. Plus I haven’t been sleeping that great.
I bought a new book tonight and am going to go and read for a half an hour or so before bed. I think I need to spend some time off the computer before sleep, maybe that is the problem. Because I am going to sleep exhausted and waking up the same.

Ugh
Bad run tonight. Waited until late and went out when I was tired. Running hills with 5 pounds in the vest my time was 9:20

9.1 minutes per mile.
Getting back down there, but this was tough.

Bad run. But that’s what I get for waiting four days to run again. Had to walk a little, but even with the walking I ran 1.54 miles in 14:06
Two minutes too slow.

13:12 for a 1.54 miles makes 8.6 minutes for a mile.
Can this be? I’m close.

After not running for almost two weeks my time is back down in the tank again. 14:26 for 1.54 miles equals roughly a mile in 9:41.
This was also on an incline, so I’m hoping next time on a flat surface my time will be a little better.

Good run tonight.
For next time:
T-shirt instead of sweatshirt, its just too hot
More water during the day
wet my hair so Im not quite so hot

this time:
made it half way around without stopping, stopped and stretched and then ran again.
Time was better, but still too slow
3.1 miles in 30:27 = 9.8 minute mile

getting better.
I need to cut a three minutes off of this time.
Also, I had such a bad run last time. I don’t understand how I was only slightly faster. I actually enjoyed my run, last time I wanted to die.

I had a bad run today.
3.1 miles in 31 minutes. I ate a bowl of oatmeal an hour before my run and slammed a glass of water on my way out the door. Bad move on both counts. About a quarter of a way around the lake I was sieged by very bad stomach cramps and had to stop and sit for a little bit and then half way through I stopped again. I think I may have lost 3 or 4 minutes just waiting.
I’m hoping in two days I will time things a little better and have a better run.

I ran outside tonight and my route has hills. I was slower, a mile in 9:15.