Woke up and caught the last half of the NYC marathon. That got me really inspired, especially after seeing Meb's winning effort. Nothing like watching a marathon to inspire you. I then went out for a 9 mile run, it was actually pretty warm, maybe even 60 degrees, so i was ill advised to wear a hat and gloves, which got super hot mid run. Splits: 1- 7:21.6 2- 7:12.2 3- 7:18.1 (21:51, 7:17 pace) 4- 7:17.7 5- 7:19.8 6- 7:16.0 (43:45, 7:18 pace) 7- 7:16.2 8- 7:20.6 9- 7:41.9 TOTAL-- 1:06:04 (7:20.5 pace) Overall, I think it is awesome how even my splits were from miles 1-8. The last mile was kind of an anamoly--it was uphill, and I was tired from the heat that I wasnt expecting. Overall though, I wanted this run to be well faster than recovery pace and it was. I like how even everything was.
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