It was 14 this morning with some wind and kinda foggy. Because of the fog I ran a few laps around the neighborhood then went down Muessing to Acton and back. Today I was planning a progression run. The goal was to run the first 1/3 easy (8:00), middle 1/3 around 7:30 then the last 1/3 around MP (7:00). When I started off I felt tired and sluggish. I thought it was just being cold and would get better as I went along. After 6 miles I picked it up to 7:30 pace but this felt harder than it should and knew it wasn't going to be a great day. I was able to hang at 7:30 pace through 12 miles and thought I would give it a go for the MP miles. I picked it up for a couple of miles but I was really pushing and felt really tired. After the 2 miles I just backed off and ran easy the rest of the way in. I guess this is just one of those days but glad I got it in. 2:19:54 (7:47 avg)
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