sub-3 or blow-up trying

Very happy with today's time- pr'd by about 20 seconds for this course.  There's a very steep hill (9% grade) that goes down at mile 1 and up at mile 7.  The achilles were sore today, so I wasn't sure how long I'd last.  Started a bit more conservative than last year.  I'll have the official time later, but here's the splits according to my garmin...

Mile 1:  5:51 (12 seconds slower than last year)

Mile 2:  6:32 (2 seconds slower)

Mile 3:  6:38 (2 seconds faster)

Mile 4:  6:57 (5-10 seconds faster)

Mile 5:  6:42 ( this was the breakthrough- right around 7min last year)

Mile 6:  6:46 (same as last year)

Mile 7:  7:43 (just holding steady on the hill and able to pick it up again on the straight away)

Final .1:  :32 (able to kick in a 5:20 pace for the final stretch)

Total time:  According to garmin 47:45...I'll put the official time down later (47:44).  Very satisfied with the run!

10 miles outside- 8 @ about an 8:10 pace. 

4 in evening on TM @ 9min pace.

Ran with my oldest daughter a local 5k.  It was 80 degrees out and partly cloudy- a little warm, but not that bad.  There were about 200 runners, but few high schoolers out. 

Mile1:  6:17 (2/3 of it was uphill- a little bit rolling).

Mile 2:  6:43 (more uphill than downhill)

Mile 3:  6:16 (more downhill than uphill...nobody near me, so lost focus a bit, probably could have run closer to 6min pace)

Last .1:  5:33 pace

Overall, I was 2 seconds slower than my pr on this course.  It's a challenging run and w/a little more focus I could have easily chopped 10-15 seconds off my time.  Feeling good though about my running.  My daughter got first place for her age group- it was fun running this with her!

75 out and pleasant.  Ran 10.5 miles w/2 firm ones at mile 2 (6:17) and mile 7 (6:02).  Went to the track and back by the back route. 

Thunderstorms- did 3 miles on TM at the gym + leg workout on weights for the first time since last Fall.  May keep light weight training going through most of the summer to increase my leg strength. 

Ran 9 miles alongside two of our girls with bikes- mostly 8-8:30 pace.  We stopped at the track for a few laps of speedwork for my oldest.  We did 4 x 200 (43,42,40,40)- 5:20-30ish pace.  Miles 4-7 were on trails and then I kicked mile 8 in 5:58 before a final uphill "cooldown".  My 8-year-old impressed me be running two 200's barefooted on the track- 40 seconds each to prove she could keep up with us (she then got bored and played by a sandpile).  She's going to be a little speedster!