Woke up too late to run with the Black Sheep, so I set my thoughts on a 4 mile tempo run in Liberty Park. When I saw that it was 20 degrees out, I figured anything I could do what be fine. Running fast didn't seem like it was going to happen very easily. So I warmed up three miles to 600 E./500 So. where I began the tempo, heading toward the park. First mile, 5:55--feeling good but also feeling some of the christmas treats I ate at work yesterday. Second mile 6:02. This second mile just slays me. I feel like I'm running hard, but it turns out very slow. Third mile; GI tract is unhappy, 5:56. Fourth mile, 5:53. All in all, pretty slow but given the cold weather, not so bad I suppose. There was quite a bit of wind on half of the eastern side of the park (the "uphill" side). After a trip to the 7-11, cooled down 3 miles to home. | 