September 17

AM: 5-mile tempo run @ goal half marathon pace - 11+ miles

"Cold snap? Awww...snap."

Yesterday brought the first really cool weather of the fall, dropping the temperature into the 50s and topping out in the 60s. The pleasant weather also brought rain that persisted into today's workout on the track. While I really struggle to run fast in the heat, the other side of the coin is that cold weather feels like rocket fuel for my running. Today was no exception.

While this was no means an earth-shattering workout, I can say definitively that I haven't felt this good in months. The 5-mile split is exactly the pace of one of my best races ever at the 2009 Army 10-Mile. The redemptive road to PR-level fitness continues to develop nicely.

Splits: 5:19, 5:19, 5:17, 5:18, 5:06 (26:21)