Much Better

Ahhh, so much better out this morning. It had rained overnight, and was overcast, but the rain was done for the morning run, about 72F out. Ran up at the lake, starting at the restaurant and going up the inside loop to the sailboat cove and a bit farther, then back. Walked about a half mile at the start and the end. 5 miles in 50:50, avg pace of 10:10, splits of 10:41, 10:07, 10:16, 10:02 and 9:42. Took walk breaks at the end of every mile except the last. Average heart rate of 158, with an average of 162 for the last mile, so overall pretty good. Good to see that my slowness and high heart rate on recent runs was because of the heat and not loss of conditioning.