Early morning run on Beach Drive with Slug Club. They are ready for Ragnar, one woman is even sewing a commemorative patch for the team members. It was a great morning, cool and bright. I ran the first two then picked Mike up, but he just ran one or so with me and went back to meet another guy. I ended up taking off soon after I left him, I was feeling it and just went with the tempo for eight miles (Mike and Ernie would never have approved of this pace). Turned into a really good workout, the fastest consecutive miles I've run in awhile. And I was really comfortable once the pace sped up, no pain whatsoever in my left plantar or heel. The course is pretty true also, no big hills to aid those mile splits. I eased up on the last mile, about three miles from the finish there was an inkling in my brain to stretch the workout into a half-marathon and try to run sub-1:25. That would have been a bit much. Here's the splits: 14:08 (first two); 7:23; 6:54; 6:55; 6:55; 6:49; 6:41; 6:26; 6:08; 6:36; 7:01. The 6:08 required some extra effort and I was trying to push, but other than that the sub-6:50 miles came very easily, which really encourages me heading toward Ragnar. I didn't feel any sluggishness from last night's run, though I did have 9 hours rest. That's less than usual though, so maybe it helps a bit. Anyway, a great running day. 1:22 total.
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