Great run tonight. Today, tomorrow, and next Mon - Wednesday are all-day vendor presentations & "follow-up meetings." After an 8:00 - 6:15pm session of sitting in a chair "watching a demo" (Ok, I was answering emails and troubleshooting servers) all day, I was ready for a nice run tonight. It was nice and cool, about 55F with a light drizzle. I love running at night. I ran down to North Ave and back. It's a rolling set of hills and I just wanted to run easy after yesterday's speedy workout. Figured I'd average about 9:15 or so, maybe closer to 9:30 with the hills, but I ended up faster than that.
8:38 AP (8:50, 8:27, 7:59, 8:47, 8:30, 9:15, 8:20 pace for .34mi)
I wasn't trying to go fast at all, the pace was completely conversational. Even on the uphills where I was averaging about 9:30-10:00, I'd just keep the cadence high and the steps shorter. I was never out of breath at any point in the run and I didn't walk at all. Everything was feeling great. It must be because I'm a Masters runner now. Why didn't you old guys tell me? No wonder you're all so fast! ha ha
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