Notes
What a nice, easy run. I really like the course I made up, it was a beautiful day, and after about 3.5 miles of on and off negative thoughts, I got into a nice groove. I don't even remember much negativity except before I got to the boat. One thing I need to check on is why it's so hard for me to take deep breaths right after I have water. It gets really annoying and could hamper my race performance.
My pace is right in line for marathon pace, but I'll probably slow down once I get to longer runs. I got a bit discouraged when I saw the time because I thought I had less than a mile once I entered the park, and thought it took me 11 minutes to run 3/4 of a mile, or I ran significantly more than 7 miles...but I see that wasn't the case.
I feel really good now. Ready for a shake, a shower, and work (well maybe not the last part...)