Ran 8 miles just before dark. It had warmed up pretty good today. The snow was getting a bit sloppy so I stuck to my 2 mile stretch of pavement going back and forth. 8:35 ave pace. Ive run 4 5Ks in the past 4 weeks with none of my times quite what I was hoping for. I think after training all winter and spring for Boston then all summer for St George, I think I peaked a few weeks before St George and have gotten a bit stale and don't feel very speedy. The extra 5 lbs I've been carrying since St George probably hasn,t helped either. I have actually never had as good of a 5k in the fall [post marathon] as the ones I do in the spring and summer. I think for the next few weeks I am just going to mostly put in some slow miles and hopefully get recharged.
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