Kinda pushed the pace this morning out at Maumelle; ran sub-9 for a lot of the way before the hills and then the brown bear got me. And when the bear bit, he bit hard and he didn't let go for about a mile and a half before I got somewhere where I could deal with him (if you have no idea what I'm talking about, count yourself fortunate). Once the bear went away, the rest of the run was fine -- except the cold front that blew through with 20 mph wind turned my hands into icicles. Better that than the 65 degrees it was at 5 a.m. before the front arrived. Anyway, even with the bear, I averaged 9:33 miles. | 