54F, ENE 8 mph.
Stunk it up today - I hate the 10K. Basically went out forcing the pace I wanted for the first half and it was way too fast for me today. Miles 4 and 5 were into the wind but I can't in good conscience use that as an excuse, the wind speed was not too bad. I was just mush after the 5K and gave a pretty poor effort for the last 3 miles. I'm trying not to read in too much as far as what kind of shape that I'm in, hoping it was just a bad day, but I expected a lot better on a flat course with close to perfect conditions. Sub-3 needs to be shelved for sure. Gotta focus on 3:05, because I probably still have work to do to get there. Don't you hate it when you realize you're slower than you thought you were? Anyway, here's the carnage:
6:18, 6:21, 6:21, 6:40, 6:47, 6:50, 1:38 for 0.29 (5:38 pace).
Danielle and I both measured the course about a tenth of a mile long, not that it really mattered for me, given my crappy running. The last .29 would've been slower but (another) girl was passing me and I picked it up to finish ahead. Actually, it was really easy to pick up the pace, which kind of lets me know I dogged it way too much once I knew it would not be a good race. Lazy bum. Ah well, back to the grind. Happy Thanksgiving all. | 
