I ran the 2000 N hill route with Wayne and Kent. We met Larry near the end. I felt better this morning than I have for a long time. I surged ahead up the 2000 N hill, then again on the gradual hill to the intersection as we headed north, and then again on the downhill after that (about 6:20 pace). My right calf was feeling a little tight after that so I didn't push hard again the last couple of miles. After going from 9:12 pace to 7:33 pace at the end of the race on Saturday, I've decided that maybe I've lost some of my mental toughness. Why was I running 9:12 pace when I was capable of running a much faster pace? Those thoughts were going through my mind when I decided to surge this morning, and I actually felt better when I was pushing the pace. I noticed that neither my hip, nor my knee, nor my heel bothered me this morning. Maybe I'm finally turning the corner. My weight was even down to the lowest it has been in a quite a while this morning. I'm choosing to see the glass as half full this morning.
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