Monday mornings are tempo mornings. Generally the hilly 7 mile loop around my neighborhood, more if I'm in a marathon training cycle. Today was 59 degrees, and lightly raining. Perfect conditions to kill a tempo run. Yeah. Not so much. I think I was still fatigued from last week's 33 miles, because I just could NOT get my pace up to 9 minute miles. It just was not happening. I had the idea in the back of my head to try for my big goal of 2013, a sub-2 half. I'm beginning to doubt if it's going to happen. It's okay, I have plenty of half marathons in my schedule this year... I just think this first one is the flattest of the bunch.
7.2 miles, 9:21 pace.
Hang in there Stacey...It might not have happened today, but you keep pushing and it will happen. :)
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