Becky was running a 10k so I decided to put in some miles then run it with her. Her 10k pace is close to my long run pace so it would be perfect. Out the door at 5 am and headed to the LPT. Temperature was perfect and it was very quiet. Felt decent during the run but half way through I got an intense pain in my left big toe. Couldn't push off at all. Stopped and rubbed it out (if that is even possible) and it seemed to feel better. Got to the 10k start having already put in 14 miles. Took in a GU and hoped it would be enough fuel for the next 6 miles. Felt surprisingly good during the race. Started a little quick but settled into 8:00/mile pace and held that for most of the run. Surprised at how good I felt at the end of the run. Definitely had enough fuel in the tank to run a few more miles. Of course, I didn't and called it good after 20.
Finished the first half of the year a little bit behind on my mileage goal. Boston taper and recovery made April and May abnormally low mileage months. | 