Crazy thing happened, I weighed myself after the run (225.2 with shoes on). I was thinking "wow, can't wait until I take them off". 226.4 with the shoes off!!! Did my 1:45: 23 (extra :23) run today. 71 degrees and sunny with a little wind but I will take it. 9:24 / mile. Splits were: 8:55, 9:17, 9:08, 9:01, 8:59, 9:27, 9:19, 9:37, 9:53, 9:38, 9:59 (bit of a struggle), and the last .22 was on a 9:53 average. A bit frustrating to think I have to drop about 22 minutes off my 1/2 to reach my goal of 1:40 (which seems like a lofty goal right about now). It isn't like I feel terrible right now. I feel like I have plenty left in the tank but it just seems like I don't have any "rocket fuel". I could probably run at this pace for 4 -5 more miles.
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