Notes
It's amazing what backing of a bit for a few days can do. I certainly didn't feel great today. In fact, I would hardly describe how I felt as "good" even. But my legs still had some life in them that they haven't had in a few weeks. As a result, I had a really encouraging run today. Last time I ran this stretch of trail (Kline Creek Farm as the starting point and heading north/west from there) I was hitting about 6:45 for my miles for a portion and felt like I was working really hard. Today, 6:35s were the norm without even thinking about it. At the end, I ran a 6:15 going uphill and was still relatively conversational with Jane (who was riding her bike alongside me). I wasn't terribly well hydrated for this run and the pizza from the night before wasn't exactly sitting pretty either. Looking forward to continually backing off and letting my legs come back to life over the next two weeks.
Some splits:
23:46 - 3.5mi
6:36
6:35
6:35
6:30
6:40
6:33
6:25
6:15
Backed of until the end for a cool down.