It was an unbelievably beautiful morning for August in Indiana (52, no wind, low humidity). What more could you ask for in the weather? I felt good this morning and give the good weather I wanted to run a little faster pace than normal for my long run. I started off real easy the first mile (8:48) but then picked it up and tried to settle in around 8:00 pace. I went through the half way point at around 8:08 avg pace. I was still feeling good so decided to pick it up over the last half. I ran the second half of the run almost 3 minutes faster than the first which is a good feeling. I noticed some pain in my right knee around 17 miles but it didn't stay with me. Every little ache and pain is a worry because I don't want to breakdown when I feel like I am finally getting used to the higher mileage. I finished feeling good and ran the last two miles about 7:30 pace. This was a real good run for me and gives me a lot of confidence for the marathon since I still have over two months to go. 2:46:21 (7:55 avg) By the way, watched the Olympic opening last night and it was really impressive. Don't know how London will top that. | 