I wanted to get in a little faster running today in preparation for the Des News 10K in a couple of weeks. Warmed up with 3 easy miles then ran a 4 mile tempo run. Started out with what felt like a comfortable pace and ran the first mile in 6:20. I started to get a little lazy during the second mile and I had to focus on my pace a little more. I was behind schedule halfway through the second mile but picked it up and ended up running 6:19. I was only going to run 3 miles at tempo pace so I pushed a little harder and finished in 6:13. Felt well enough to run another mile and ran the 4th mile in 6:16. Averaged 6:17 for the 4 tempo miles and felt pretty good. The route was slightly downhill but not as much as the Des News course. Cooled down with 2 easy miles. It was warmer this morning and the humidity was a little higher so I was soaking wet after the warm up. The little rain during the cool down felt good. Total Time: 1:05:36 (7:17/mile)
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