Today I decided not to look at my Garmin for the entire run and just run at a pace that felt comfortable regardless of the time. I do have the alarm set to go off each mile so I knew what mile I was on and so I took of just running at a pace that felt good. I figured I was running about 8:45-8:55 pace but when I completed the run I was pleased to find that my pace was 8:29 per mile. My back actually felt a little better today. The last couple of days I have been running on the opposite side of the road than usual and that may be helping a little bit as well due to the slightly cambered roads in my neighborhood. The new matress topper seems to be working pretty well so far too. I seem to be sleeping better at night and tossing and turning less, or at least it seems that way. Temps are still slightly cooler than normal but the humidity more than makes up for the cooler temps.
Time: 8:29/mile | 