This morning I had to get up early and do my run, because I had to take my son to the early learning screening where they test the child's eyes, ears, speech etc. The temperature was 26 degrees which wasn't bad at all with some wind blowing. I did manage to get 7 hours of sleep last night but it wasn't very good sleep so I was tired when I woke up. I wanted to run 13 miles and at least get 4 marathon pace miles in for the run. I really didn't feel that energic. Mile 1: 7:16 Warmup. Mile 2: 6:46 Warmup - just getting loose. Mile 3: 6:40 Felt pretty easy, but my mind was tired. Mile 4: 6:28 Trying to get a feel for how I want to approach this run. Every mile on this course is either flat or a 0.5 to 1% uphill so it's a pancake. Mile 5: 6:25 Slight uphill and was getting into a rythm. Mile 6: 6:29 Slight Uphill mostly flat, running out of the city area which seemed to drop the temperature about 7 degrees. Mile 7: 6:31 There was a train stuck at the crossing so I had to stop and turn around and alter my course. This wasn't an issue I figured out I could get the same feel going a different route. Mile 8: 5:56 Starting the MP miles on a flat course. Felt okay but could have felt easier. Mile 9: 5:56 Same as above, seems like my effort was harder than it should have been. Mile 10: 5:48 Still trying to find a groove and it seemed I hit another gear, but again not as easy as I want. Mile 11 5:43 Still on a flat course and the effort again seemed hard, but I was using positive thinking trying to keep my mind and thoughts positive. Mile 12 6:14 I thought I hit 5 MP miles but recognized this was the 5 mp mile so I had to pick it up for the last 800m's of this mile. How foolish can you be. Mile 13 6:19 Cool-down mile. I know running at this pace really isn't the best cool down mile but it felt so easy with little effort. I guess this was a decent run... I wish my MP miles felt easier. But I need to believe in myself next week and go into the race with a positive outlook and know I will perform well. Being negative only shoots your confidence down. I'll make Fast Running Blogs look good. I'm excited that the weather this week has allowed me to get some faster training runs in so that a bonus for future races. | 