I kept trying to convince myself to run outside today, especially because I have a race coming up next weekend. But I wimped out and didn't want to run in the cold. But my run went well regardless. I ran a 0.5 mile warmup and cooldown. In between, the first 5.5 miles were at 8:34 pace, and the next 5.5 miles were at 8:00 pace or faster. I sped up on the last 1.5 miles, and it actually felt really easy, though my body was tired. I felt a slight twinge toward the end in my hip and knee, but hopefully it's nothing (most likely based on past experience).
This was another good week. I wasn't as excited to run because life outside of running was so busy. But fortunately I was able to stick with my streak of running 5 times a week and also increasing mileage each week. Today's run was the longest of the year, and this week was the most mileage of the year for me. My weight went up a bit this week, but no worries.
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