A fun run today!  17.5 with 3.25 MP at the end (was going for 3 but happily, overshot it a bit).

I’d been reading about adding MP miles to the end of Long Runs which seems like a good idea, since  I only have one more dedicated MP run next weekend.  That said, I had a mild hamstring tweak the other day, so I waffled about doing the MP miles today, but yesterday I foam rollered, iced and Sticked, so felt good as new and went for it.

My goal was to start out where Pfitz says (10:00/mi), but it wasn’t happening, so I at least put the brakes on enough to stick around 9:30s-9:20s for the first 11.  It was a blissfully cloudy day and I was feeling cheeky in a running skirt and bra top.

I had a strange energy throughout and was in exceptionally good spirits from the get-go.  By holding back at the start, when I finally gave myself permission to run freely, it was just fun.  The MP miles felt good, though not exactly a leisurely stroll in the park, not difficult.  The run averaged 9:06 with the last 3.25 splits at 8:20, 8:20, 8:13 and 8:21 for the last 1/4.

As I was coming home, I saw something disturbing.  There were 3 people together, 2 of them helping a 20-something kid, who must have just got hit by a car or ran into something.  He was completely dazed and was held up by one of the other people, before being sat beneath a tree.  There were 2 bikes, so I couldn’t make out if he was a runner or a cyclist, but it was horrible to see and brought tears to my eyes, reminding me of Nick getting hit by a car a couple months ago.  Hope the kid is alright.  And please everybody, be safe as you can, it’s too easy to get messed up.

But enough doom and gloom.  Looking ahead, tomorrow is a rest day, then Sunday is 4 recovery w/strides, then the 4-mile race on Monday.  I probably won’t be writing again till Monday afternoon or evening, so have a great Labor Day holiday folks, and for anyone else racing (Doggiepoo, Greenlee and Bruce): kick ass!

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