I needed this run. The first 5 mile loop I pushed the pace because I didn't want a repeat of last week. When I came back and saw that I had run it in 9:00 pace, I was a little nervous, but decided that I would try to keep that pace until I couldn't do it anymore.
Second 5 mile loop was still great. I kept my 9:00 pace comfortably. When I was done I had to send Chuck to get me some G2 because I didn't have any and I didn't think that I could do 6 more w/o taking in something other than water.
My next 4 miles was slower, about 9:30 pace. I took in some G2 before my last 2 miles, but those last two miles were, um, hard. I ran them in 10 min pace, but it felt like I exerted more effort than I had for the 1st 14.
I've decided that I'll try Gu or some other energy packets, starting my next long run. | 