Just ran the short high school loop this morning as I needed a break from the eight milers. My legs have actually felt fine, but I just needed to sleep in a bit this morning and do something different. I felt like this morning was like a drink of cold water in the middle of a long run, like standing in the shade for a few minutes. I was going to just run easy the whole way, but I ran into another runner just west of the football field and by reflex I started picking up the pace. I kept imagining that he was doing the same and was right behind me, but when I turned onto 48th I could see that he was about a quarter of a mile back. It just felt like a good pace so I kept it up the rest of the way home. I wasn't wearing my watch so I don't know what my pace was. | 