Hard progression run tonight at SHS after a full day of work. Stretched out for about 30 minutes, then went to the track. Started off at a moderate pace, felt pretty good, and decided to push it after two miles. Used the RunKeeper, which overestimated distance by about 4%. It was telling me I was well under 8:00 pace, but I didn't think so. Turned out my average for the 36.2 laps was about 8:02 pace; subtract the two warmup miles, which were probably about 9:00 pace, and that's just about where I want it.
I think the 5K on Saturday, regardless of hitting or not hitting the PR, was useful in that it signaled to my legs that it's time to pick up the pace; 9:40 stuff is not gonna get it any more. A month ago, this run probably would have been at 9:00 at the same effort level. Tonight was really not bad. I felt I could have maintained this pace for several more miles, and I didn't eat or drink anything along the way.
Now to catch up on the sleep I didn't get last night... | 