Specific-Endurance Intervals - 2 miles easy, 3K @ half-marathon pace, 2K @ 10K pace, 1K @ 5K pace w/3-min. active recoveries, 1 mile easy. Average pace: 8:53. 47° F 40% humidity, wind 6 S. It's a freakishly warm morning in between cold days. A storm is supposed to come in tonight. I ran on the middle school track this morning, which I haven't done in a couple of weeks. The dirt trail leading up to the track was a little muddy and was somewhat difficult to navigate in the dark. My nice shoes are muddy now. I love running 8:00 pace on the track because it's so easy to hit the pace because each half lap takes 1 minute. That was my pace for the 3K this morning, and I hit it exactly. I ran the 2K at 7:33 pace, and the 1K at 7:12 pace. Those were both a little faster than I intended. I saw the same person with the dog that I've seen on the track before. I think it's a woman, but I'm not sure. She let the dog run off leash this time, but it stayed out of my way. I was pretty close to the end of my workout by the time they showed up anyway. I don't know what possessed me to try to sew a Halloween costume for my daughter this year. I spent a bunch of money on the fabric and pattern, but it is just not going well and I don't have time to finish it. I was supposed to get it done last week while I was on vacation, but I procrastinated because I was afraid of it. I was afraid of it (and rightly so) because the fabric I bought is all slippery and hard to work with. I made the bodice on Sunday, and then I worked on the skirts for a few hours last night (it's a fairy costume), but I was really crabby and I finally got frustrated and gave up. I suppose it's worth the cost of a store-bought costume on top of what I've already spent to avoid further aggravation with this thing.
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