Extended Kohler's loop, temperatures in the upper 60's, low 70's with heavy cloud cover. An easier day yesterday and the extra rest helped me to feel a lot more energetic this morning. I left the house without any time goals in mind, but after a few miles of warming up and being lost in thought, I started picking up the pace heading up to the Kohler's intersection and pushed it harder after making the turn on 48th and heading down the home stretch towards Harvey Blvd. Luckily there was a cooling breeze blowing from the south. Turned the corner and tried to maintain pace the rest of the way home. Usually I average 8:30 to 8:20/mile for the whole loop. This morning I was 8:03. Increasing the miles and losing a couple of pounds (I'm down to 150.8) have both helped. I may take an easier day tomorrow and push it again on Friday, with a long run on Saturday and back to 50+ next week. | 