Long run for the week. I waited until around 3:00 in the afternoon to take advantage of some warmer temps, and I initially thought I screwed myself by doing so. I was dog-tired for the first two miles, but was happy to switch over to auto-pilot soon thereafter and crank out a decent run. miles were:
7:46, 7:43, 7:47, 7:42, 7:35, 7:25, 7:32, 7:38, 7:35, 7:32, 7:34, 7:31, 7:26
for a total of 1:31. (Average 7:36)
I was very pleased with these times, mainly because I wasn't necessarily pushing it at all meaning I have finally brought my "comfort pace" down to where I've wanted it.
BUT, all this fun at the price of some peace of mind. My knee is threatening a slight "tickle" in the same spot where I injured it 1.5 years ago. I was very "delicate" in the last ~2 miles or so so as to baby it a bit, and then I was as lazy as possible the rest of the day and spent some frozen peas'ing it. Walked ~3 miles sunday and things felt agreeable. We'll see how things transpire the next couple weeks...
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