Today was a pretty busy and somewhat stressful day at work, but I did get in a good run before my work day started. I just didn't get to write it down until much later. Jenny says that when there is too much time between the run and the blog the blog entry turns into something like "I ran 10 miles this morning, it was good." I got a pretty good start without too much time wasted. I started out slowly and felt like I had picked things up but it turned out I was going slower than I thought I was. It felt like I was moving at the usual pace but the Garmin said otherwise. I thought that maybe the Garmin was wrong. When I got to the turnaround point I turned off the Garmin then turned it back on to see if that would help. Well, I think the Garmin was accurate because the return trip was the exact same distance. However, I did end up doing the return at a significantly faster pace. The miles felt good. I did one of the miles in 7:18 then backed it down slightly as I turned onto SR 54. This is the least nicest part of the run but it goes by quickly. Fortunately crossing it was not an issue, a huge gap opened up and both sides were clear so I went for it. It wasn't at the light but it was so wide open I figured that was better than going to the light and possibly getting hit by an impatient driver trying to make it through. As I got into the neighborhood I started feeling really good, my pace had picked up. Instead of backing it down I held the pace and finished the last mile in 6:39. I ran past the house a little bit for my cool down then back for an extra half mile.
Average pace: 7:57
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