Tonight was the "atypical" perfect day for running, temperatures were around 50F, the road that yesterday was a mud stream has been completely cleaned up and a strong wind helped keeping the sky clean and the air crisp. I wanted to do a big tempo run keeping 4:30/km for 10 miles. My legs were ready and I hit 4:30 only for the first km then all the remaining 15 splits were much lower. The wind was a tail wind going out, coming back was a headwind, it is the first time I can say a headwind was a big help because trying to fight it all the way back I kept pushing harder and harder, it was like having someone to fight and at the same time it helped me to keep my brain focused and entertained. I finished 10 miles in 1:08:45 4:18/km average. |