There was a 10K in Jacksonville this morning, but I decided to just stick around in town and go for a long run instead. I'd like to race more often, but it's not working out lately. 32 degrees when I left my house--winter is fast approaching. I started with 5 miles in 6:52/mile average and then got some Powerade. Another 4 miles to Jill's house in 6:37/mile and then some water. Started the tempo portion from there--ran north to Olive Garden, then south on Crater Lake and south on Biddle, then east on Jackson. I was shooting for anything under 6:00/mile. Splits were: 5:47, 5:26, 5:40, 5:37, 5:42, 5:46. The last mile was rough as most of it was uphill, so I'm pleased I was able to stay within goal. 5 more miles to finish off the run in 7:00/mile. Long run which feels good to have in the books. Rotterdam (479)
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