Time to focus training a bit. I signed up to be the 1:30 pacer for the Haunted Half on October 20th. I have never officially paced a race, and I'll be alone. I probably should have picked a slower time to be safe. Oh well. Anyone want to come and run with me? Lately all my miles have been base miles without any speed or tempo. Time to pick up up again. In November I'm running the "Just Cuz Half" in Pocatello on the 3rd. I have several family members who are also running it. Then a 10k on Thanksgiving morning. Today I slept in to get at least 8 hours for a change. Decided to run a tempo on the TM. I was so nervous to run faster today. I originally planned to do 4 miles at 6:30 pace which seemed decent, but I thought it would be harder than usual since I haven't ran in the 6's for awhile. 1 mile WU with stretching then on to the tempo. I had to pause for 3 minutes after a mile to KT my left knee that was bothering me a little. Jumped back on pace and before I knew it, I was at 4 miles with no problem. I decided to make it a 10k and pushed to speed up a little. Finished the last 800 meters in 2:50 and felt great! 6.2 miles in 40:00, 6:25 AP. I finished feeling like I might have been able to go 2 more miles, but it would have been a struggle. That was a confidence boost. I feel good about this one today, because I've felt so slow lately. Maybe I'll push the tempo a little more next week. *Wednesday morning, Mueller park trailhead in Bountiful at 6:00am. Everyone welcome. Bring a headlamp. Planning to be done by 7:30ish so however far that gets me. The theme is "Clash like a DI runway model." **On Saturday I'm heading up to the Huntsville Marathon. Anyone is welcome to catch a ride with me. I'm pacing the last 10k for Kam and heading home right after. Planning to leave around 10:30. Come support all of the FRB runners by helping pace or spectate! Race starts at 10:00am.
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