8 mi in 1:00:27
Scheduled 5-7 mi tempo run today. Woke up feeling pretty lousy including a headache. Decided to change it to a race pace run so I wouldn't have to push so hard since I wasn't feeling good. Started out and the warm up was really good. Started the race pace and felt great! Was flying w/o much effort. Race pace is 7:27. Ran 7:16, 7:19 then 7:09. Next two miles were both 6:52 for the tempo pace. Wasn't really pushing as hard as the pace would normally require though I could feel the pace in the muscles. Decided to throw another 1/2 mi in at 7:15 pace. Then one mile cool down. Finished the run feeling good, like I could have done more miles (though not necessarily at pace). Some slight discomfort in the left SI/IT band connection at short intermittent points. But for most of the run, it was right as rain.
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