What a gorgeous day for a run in Boulder today! After taking it easy with 6 miles barefoot on the bike paths yesterday I was kind of itching to run a little longer and faster today, but not sure how my ankle would feel. It has been progressively feeling better, so I was hopeful, but unsure. After 6 miles easy with Nan I took a bio break and then jumped into a 5 mile tempo run on the creek path. The first 3 were slightly downhill from baseline/foothills out north and east, then the last 2 were slightly up hill coming back south on the s. boulder creek trail. The first three were really easy feeling, I wasn't pushing the pace at all, just running quick. Then the 4th mile I had to start pushing, and to hang onto a 6:10 pace the fifth mile was definitely challenging. I did the 5 miles in 30:36 -6:07/mile avg - with splits of 6:10, 6:08, 5:58, 6:10, 6:10. It felt great. And the best part was my ankle wasn't hurting at all through any of it. Finished off with 5 more miles easy heading home for 16 miles on the morning - 1:54 - 7:08 avg pace. Now its time to overhaul the garage...fun! | 