8 Mile Morning Run

Cooler out this morning, around 70F and not as humid. Ran up at the lake, with plans of doing my 'usual' 8 mile course, but about 3 miles in I was feeling like I might not be able to finish the run before going to the bathroom, even though I had gone before running. At mile 4, I knew I wouldn't make it, so I headed back to the Sailboat Cove bathroom, which would be at the mile 6 point. I started needing to take walk breaks because things felt a bit dangerous, and then at the 5.5 mile point I just figured I should walk to the bathroom. After this, I headed back to the car. 8 miles running in 1:22:24, avg pace of 10:18, average heart rate of 156. Splits of 10:42, 10:34, 10:21, 10:07, 10:24, 10:37, 10:16 and 9:19. I thought about pushing it more the final mile, but figured I should save my energy. Average heart rate for the final mile was 162, which was fairly low for that pace. Hope the weather stays this way, much more enjoyable running.