OBJECTIVE
1.5 mi. warm-up @ 8:30-9:40
7.5 mi.@ 6:52
1.5 mi. cool-down @ 8:30-9:40

ACHIEVED
1.51 mi. WU
7.53 mi.@ 6:50 (6:51 6:48 6:51 6:51 6:50 6:46 6:50 3:38 [6:52])
1.52 mi. CD

5:26 AM 61° 96% 2 mph

This was a really good run ... to have done! Tempo runs are always the hardest workout for me in the marathon training cycle. Having been out of the mix during February, I feared I'd lost the edge it seems is required for a good tempo. This morning, I proved that thought wrong! This was by no means easy but I did it. And my target pace was pegged to my January 5K PR. I believe this is the best sign yet that I haven't lost much with my layoff. Of course, this is just one run and there's still the question of my overall endurance. But I'm taking it as a really good indicator.

PRE RUN
weight=166.5
water

POST RUN
SlimFast & multivitamin
Later, Frosted mini-wheats w/1% milk