AM:(1:28:55, 10.5+ miles, 6 miles @ steady state pace (~7:47-7:54 pace)). 7 laps on the grass in Liberty Park, 1.5 laps (~2.25 miles, 20:02 (8:50 pace) then 11:52 (7:54), 11:52 (7:54), 11:41 (7:47), 11:48 (7:52), 1.5 laps (21:37, ~9:00 -- this was longer than 2.25 because there was an annoying guy running on the wood chip path that would speed up to catch me, then drop back, then speed up ... I was trying to run really easy to cool down and I had to get away from him (and I did not want to sprint) - so I ran to the outside of the park for about 1/4 of a lap and let him get ahead of me. Anyway - I was pretty happy with this run. Although it is pretty flat it was on the grass/mud that tends to slow me down, and I think it is a tiny bit (maybe 100 meters) longer than 1.5 miles/lap. Good effort, finished pretty strong and got a good workout. When I first started the run I would have been happy with 8 min pace, since my legs did not feel 'tired', but they felt like they were not very responsive (and I have been averaging a stressful 4 hours of sleep a night lately -- just nerves and tight work schedule). PM:(3.5 miles, 31:24). 11th avenue, in the dark! I did not get out before it was dark. The scariest part was when the cyclist with no lights on his bike came zooming down the hill as I was going up - I screamed! I did not see him until he was right in front of me. I have a lot respect for people who do the ultras in the dark, and even on trails! Granted, had I worn my headlamp I might have been able to see the ground better, but even so I am sure it a little disconcerting to run in the dark all night long!
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