Got up at the usual time of 4:00AM for our Saturday morning long run and got on the road sometime around 4:40. Ran the first 6 with Meg and kept the pace right around 8:35/mile. Weather was very hot and humid this morning with starting temp at 85 and lightning in the Eastern sky. Got done with the first 6 in time to jump in the car and head over to the church for our 1st annual Tule Springs Stake 5K and 10K fun runs. This was not much of a real race as far as races go, just an excuse to go out and have a good time with friends. They did have a couple of aid stations along the course with water and the timing was someone at the finish line shouting out times. The course turned out to be a little short but I was fine with that as I was pretty spent by the end. The goal was to keep the pace somewhere between 7:10 and 7:30 and I came pretty close but the fatigue, heat, humidity, wind and lack of drive got the better of me. Finished the race with a couple more very very slow miles as my legs started to tighten up. Pretty good workout overall and now I think I'll go lay down.
10K Time: 46:09 7:35/mile
Total Time: 1:57:21 8:20/mile
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