Notes
First 5 miles felt good, but the last 4 were pretty tough. I think I was defeated mentally before I even started running. temperaures were about 30, and I was tired after not getting enough sleep last night and racing the night before. It's interesting how the mind controls performance of the body... If you think you can run fast, and firmly believe it, you can run fast. It was interesting that, even in the context of the run itself, sections of it were harder or easier depending on my attitude toward that particular stretch of road. I noticed myself running faster on roads I like, and slower on ones I didn't.
Also, I always seem to run faster at night. Not that this run was particularly fast (about what I would aim for on this sort of run), but at least portions of it felt effortless, and I can't help but notice that this seems to happen more often when it is dark outside.
I took a pretty hard fall tonight. Turned a corner and hit a patch of Ice. My left hip is sore and likely bruised, but it didn't stop me from running the rest of the 3.5 miles home, so hopefully it won't affect performance. Tomorrow will be a rest day, so will hopefully give me a chance to rest up.