I went out averaging 7:00 pace for the first 4 miles after which I decided to throw in 2 miles hard at the 6 mile mark. So, in anticipation of this, I sped up a bit and made it to the 6 mile mark in 41:36. I then ran 2 miles in 10:48 (5:23, 5:25) which felt a little fast, but I think that if someone was with me I might have been able to hold a 5:25 pace for 5 miles. I also felt like if I had just dropped the pace down to 5:30 I could have held it significantly longer than 5 miles. Maybe I am wrong, but that is how I felt so I think that it is positive. It is the first time I have done more than 1 mile at a fast pace since the Saint George marathon (maybe) so it has been a while. I then slowed down to about a 7:45 average over the last 2 miles to finish in 1:07:55.
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