Whew, just squeaking this one in before midnight! Didn't get a chance to run during work, so I had to wait until I got home, but I got home late and didn't eat dinner until about 8pm so I knew I wouldn't be able to go run for at least 2 hours or I'd be hurting. Finally headed out about 10:45pm. I wasn't exactly sure how long this route was, but it's from near my house down to where I park for work and back. I knew it was a little more than 3 miles each way, but thought it was closer to 3.25. Turns out it was only 3.17 so my turn around split of 28:21 wasn't quite as fast as I thought it was. But even at 8:56 it wasn't that bad considering the hills. The return trip was slower at 9:48 pace, but not too bad considering I walked twice for about 15 sec. I'll tell ya, I don't know if it was the yummy lasagna, the asparagus, or the super late start time, but this run felt awesome! I was honestly dreading going out, and was trying to pick a route that wasn't very hilly (impossible in Pittsburgh), but was well lit. This route was hilly, but I know the street well and although it goes through a relatively depressed part of the city, it's well lit. If I feel this good come race day, I may just have to push my "training run" and run a new PB! I finished these miles and could have gone further. Now, I'm really excited about the race on Saturday!
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