Morning Run

Since training for the Twin Cities Marathon is officially underway, I drug myself out of bed at 7 am this morning -- yes, on a Saturday -- for a 10 miler. Ended up going 10.8 miles at a "casual" pace. By that I mean I didn't take a watch. Just went out running. So I don't have an exact time, but based on what I saw on the clock when I left and when I got back, it was about 1:38. That would be a 9:04 mile. This is good news for me, as it means my "casual" pace is quite a bit faster than it was when training for the Go! St. Louis Marathon. Maybe it's all the speed work I did (not that much), or the treadmill running on an incline (possibly), or perhaps my running efficiency has gotten better because I've been running more and longer (more likely). Either way, I'm happier.