North side - 8.25 miles, averaged 7:57.
Feel pretty good despite skipping my shakeout yesterday. Felt it was important to spend time with Megan and my friends, and I got a little over 19 miles for the morning. Waited until dinner to do my recoery run.
Got chased by a dog that tried to come after me. I did the only thing I thought would work: I scolded it. Worked but it kept coming back until it left to go to the children in the yard a few blocks down, apparently its owner with no parents around. The dog had already almost got run over and I wasn't sure if I needed to pick up a large rock to defend myself (I was looking for wacking material). Good times in Lafayette, IN.
I ran in a new pair of Newton 5 lugs, which I got in exchange for another pair that were shredding my feet for some reason. They feel amazing. Much wider, solid base. Upper feels very smooth and should be great sockless. Definitely their best update I have seen.
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