I made it for early miles again at 5:30, hurray! We ran around somewhere, a nice route I haven't run before. Talked with Kelli and Julie about various things on the blog, then with Peggy about the book I should choose for book club. Do I choose one I'd like to read but maybe nobody else would? Do I choose one that make require everybody spending $20 or more on the book? Or do I choose one that sounds mildly interesting and there are lots of copies in the library, but it wouldn't be my first choice of a book to read? Decisions, decisions
Back to the run. After the warm-up, we ran our 5ks. The first, we headed north to hit Rustic Roads first. I ran with Peggy on that and enjoyed talking. Felt a little tense, needed to loosen up a little. Time on that was 24:30, which was an 8:13 pace. I felt tired after and probably would have gone home then if I were on my own, but that's the beauty of a running group, they get you to do more than you would on your own. So after about a 5 minute rest, we ran the opposite direction. This time I was on my own. It was tough but again, with the group, I stuck it out whereas on my own I might have cheated and headed down Canterwood on the way back. My time on that was 23:09, which was a 7:48 pace. The last time we ran this, in early May, my time was 23:49, so I had a 40 second improvement. I was pleased. I'm getting close to that magical 22 minute range, the range I've questioned if I'd ever get back to. Maybe next time! Then it was home to recover, was more tired today than I was on Tuesday, and I thought Tuesday, on paper, was a harder workout. Maybe it's cumulative fatigue from the week.
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