7 miles in 53:11.
I decided to see how fast I could run up the massive hill (approx 250 ft elevation gain in 2/3 mile) that is on my running route today, and I made it up the hill in 4:51 (approx 7:15-7:20 pace). My breathing seemed to be more of a limitation than my legs, and at the sections where the hill flattened briefly I struggled to switch gears and speed up before the grade increased sharply once more. I estimate that the grade was between 10-12% during the steeper sections of the hill. I might try to run this hill hard again if I have time to do so before I move again.
About 2.5 miles into the run I ran into a dog outside it's house. Initially I couldn't see the leash preventing it from coming after me so I ended up stopping for a minute or so and slowly walked past on the other side of the street. My watch was stopped during this section, so my run was probably artificially fast by about 15-20 seconds or so (the time it would have taken to run the section that I walked).
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