I am glad this run felt great after a blah sort of week. My legs felt heavy during every run this week. Not sure if it was because I had to do more treadmill runs than I had been doing the past few weeks. I started to feel pretty good after 4 miles. Then I pushed the pace for 4 miles. Paces were 8:30, 8:00, 7:50, 8:08. The last fast mile was a bonus. I had originally intended to slow down, but when I was feeling like I slowed, I looked down at my watch and I was still in the low 8's, so I continued to push. The wind was against me in that last mile, and in the two cool down miles. I am running my half next week. I hope the temp is the same as it was for this run. Probably in the 40s, but sunny. I think I could have been okay in shorts, though pants were okay today. However, I would like to request less wind. My cheeks are burning right now. Lots of flooding in my hometown. My sister in law sent me a pic of her view of First Avenue from the train. It was underwater. I might post the pic later. First Avenue is a heavily trafficked road that runs near the Brookfield Zoo, which also closed for only the 3rd time in 90 some years. | 