I am finally getting around to blogging my run this morning - busy day with softball, swimming, baseball, cello concert.......to much. I got up early and headed out. The weather was perfect! The first couple of miles were rough as I adjusted to wearing my fuel belt. I have only run with it one other time and it took a few minutes to find the most comfortable spot. The first half the run was so slow. No matter how hard I tried I could not get under 9 min miles. I had thought that the route would be flat, flat, flat, but it ended up pretty rolling from 4.5 - 7. Something happened about mile 6 and I finally kicked it into gear. I was able to pick up the pace the remainder of the run and feel really good. It was good to see that I ran the second half faster than the first and that I still felt good at the end. I ended up with 3 stops - mile 4 for a bathroom break (thank you Carl's Jr.), mile 8 for water and GU and then mile 10 for water. I only had 3 stop light stops and for me and the area I run in, that is pretty dang good. Ave Pace 8:54 Happy Running! | 