OBJECTIVE 10 mi. : no pace ACHIEVED 10.05 mi. : 8:55/mi. (1:29:39) 6:39 AM 60° 41% 7 mph Since my last run 10 days ago much has happened. I became sick Thursday ... the day after I ran. It lasted 5 days. My fitness both literally and figuratively went down the toilet. I was starting to feel a bit better this past Monday so tried to run Tuesday morning. I made it 9/10 of a mile. It wasn't happening. I couldn't even jog home ... had to walk. My training schedule has been comprised and I missed the race I had planned on running last Saturday. Work has been extremely challenging and time consuming. I expect that will continue to be the case for a couple more weeks. This morning I just "felt" like running. I hadn't even really planned on it. I went over to the Y and planned on 10 miles but realized there was a chance I'd be cutting it short. Two other runners invited me to run the first 3 miles with them. I wasn't eager to join them but it ended up helping me a great deal. We clocked 3 miles at 9:45/mile. They turned back and I felt good so went out 2 miles then turned back for the closing 5 miles. My pace over the last 7 miles was 8:30/mile which is where I preferred this run to be. It worked out well that I had started slow and got my feet under me. I'm now off to work. I need to consider revising my training schedule. I am pleased that with the run today and how I felt overall. PRE RUN oatmeal, brwn sgr, skm mlk & water POST RUN Water SlimFast Waffles w/maple syrup & skim milk | 