Good tempo run this morning. Goal was 7 @ 6:37 pace. Weather was still pleasant although temps had crept up a few more degrees from yesterday morning. I did part of my warmup with Jenny before I headed out of the neighborhood over towards the bike trail on Starkey Blvd. I was feeling much better this morning than I was yesterday so I was hoping that would translate into making my goals for the day. Since I had gotten a fairly early start, about half the tempo portion was in darkness which made it a little bit harder to do - I couldn't see the Garmin very well to check my pace (had to turn the backlight on each time) and I was little bit worried I might not see debris on the trail until it was too late. At one point I did very slightly roll my ankle when I stepped into some sort of depression, fortunately nothing bad happened but it did get me worried. Anyway, the tempo portion went well and I didn't get hit with feelings of wanting to quit. Splits were even at first with the final two miles faster: 6:36, 6:35, 6:35, 6:33, 6:33, 6:25, 6:13 Whew! glad to get that one done. I have a few more tempo runs scheduled before the marathon but they will start to get shorter (but a little faster). After the tempo portion my next mile was nice and easy. Final mile, I picked it up but not on purpose.
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