8.5

glad i just did that on a tuesday night, cuz i need some time off to recover.

so, i went 8.55 miles in 1:30:30, which is a 10:35 average pace. probably too fast for a semi-long run. it wasn't even a tempo run...it was just a fast run.

it felt like perhaps i'd be a little tired and slow down on the return trip, but as it turns out, i was only 4 seconds slower on the way back. that is amazing to me. for a moment just forget the fact that i can't tell what pace i am running and let's look at the surprising fact that i was able to maintain a consitent effort for an hour and a half. true the pace was a good minute faster than it probably should have been, but my splits were damn near identical and my percieved effort remained constant. i am so pleased with myself.