17.1 mi, 2:37:40, 9:13 avg
Ran starting from Longleaf, just before 7:00. Solo run today with goal of steady miles with no stopping. Ended up at least with almost no stopping. First 10 miles were basically pretty even (except for slower first mile as I warmed up slowly). However, for some reason mile 9 felt harder than it should have felt and I just starting feeling really slow. Saw Rob heading back from his run and stopped for just a bit to chat with him. Just passed 10 miles I turned around and then suddenly felt a lot better. I picked up the pace a little bit to get out of my perceived funk.
When I got to 14 miles, I decided to do the rest as a fast finish run. Mile 15 was a 7:52 which I held myself back on slightly because I thought what I'd try to do is pick it up more each mile. Went faster on mile 16 but was starting to feel off. So, one more change - pick it up even more, finish under 7:30 and then take the last mile as a cool down. So, that's what I did - last two miles 7:27 and 8:45
Felt a bit tired and beaten up for a while, however I'd bounce back and would end up feeling pretty good by Sunday morning.
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