Great weather this morning (except for a little bit of wind which I didn't notice until the end). I met up with Joe by the back entrance to our neighborhood, then we headed over to Starkey Blvd to run on the bike path alongside of it. When we got close, I paused for a bit to take a powerbar gel while Joe continued on. I started my tempo and quickly settled into the pace. It helped that Joe was in front of me so I could focus on him. Caught up to him after two miles. Pace was holding pretty good until the 5th mile when I slowed down a little bit. Always a tough mile when there are 3 left to do, the last two end up being easier. This time was no different, I felt a little more energized once there was just two miles left to go. I was pushing a bit on the last mile because I wanted to finish strong. I turned onto 54 for the last 0.2 miles and hit the wind which would have been much harder if I had hit the wind in the middle of the run.
Splits for tempo: 6:37, 6:40, 6:39, 6:37, 6:47, 6:38, 6:35 Joe and I ran back to the neighborhood for the cool down. Average pace: 7:22
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