Notes
Went out in a sort of new direction during my lunchtime run this afternoon (see mapmyrun.com from today of same name), going up toward Onex and Lancy. It was a nice new area, and I had a really solid run. It was pretty chilly and quite windy (perhaps challenging my decision to still run in shorts) but I was feeling really strong and clearly the pace was good. But even more surprising than the total average pace was the pace for the second half- though it included little of the uphill on the loop, for the last 4.15 miles I averaged 6:18s! And this while pressing slightly but also feeling like it was a very sustainable pace. That was unexpected but awesome to see.
I suppose that in my mad dash to get in workouts before the Escalade I never really recovered and saw the benefits of what I had been doing. But after the easy week last week the legs really seem to have put things together, and this is great. Now I just need to maintain it over the winter...