9 min per mile average. Fastest I have run since before hip injury. Ran the first 5 miles purely on emotion. I was angry about not running better on Sunday, angry that I will probably need surgery on my finger, angry that our house isn't bigger and cleaner, angry that there just isn't enough time in the day to get everything done, angry that I am so fat (BMI 23) and old... It felt good to just let all of that go in the run. Life is good and my complains are truely silly once they are put into perspective. Last two miles I was no longer angry. I decided to maintain the pace and it became much harder without the emotion driving me but I finished.
Hoping that I didn't leave next Sunday's race out on the roads today.
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