Notes
Tough run. It was muggy. The first loop felt nice and smooth. I wanted to ratchet it down to around 7:15 and try to ride that for the second loop, but about halfway through the 9th mile I realized that I had bitten off more than I could chew with this run. My legs started to feel tired, I was breathing hard, and I knew I wasn't going to be able to hold that pace. I decided to keep the turnover to Murray Lane and that was all I had. I walked for about 5 minutes and then jogged the 2 miles back to the car in the 8:00s which were the toughest 8:00s I have run in a while. In retrospect, I probably should have kept the first half in the 8:00s and aimed for closer to 7:30 for the second loop. Considering I have been doing no long runs at all the past couple of months, though, I guess this really shouldn't surprise me that much.