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Not too many car fumes at 5:30am. Ran a sub-7′30″ mile beginning at the westernmost part of the route (the Stillmeadow Loop). The first part of the mile was uphill, and I had nothing left after completing the mile in under 7′30″. I labeled the run an easy run, but an 8′30″ average mile for 12 miles is not really easy run territory for me.

I was supposed to stay quite a bit closer to 8′50″ pace, but I felt a serious lack of punishment from racing or intervals.

The scale at home weighed me in at 156 lbs after the run.

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