9 mile run this morning. The road I like to run on up around the reservoir was graded yesterday and made the running on it slow. They really dug it up and some stretches were covered with 3 to 6 inch rocks [and larger]. I had to run some parts in the grass along side the road which was softer but very lumpy. I was thinking my legs were feeling a bit sluggish this morning but when I got back to the last 1.5 miles of pavement I suddenly felt much better. Overall pace was 8:32.
PM ran 5 miles after dark. Expected to run slow after feeling tired on this mornings run but felt fresh. Started with 8:19 1st mile and got faster with each finishing with 7:38 and 7:09 for last two. 8:52 overall pace. | 