Run: 10 miles in 1:20:00 min. @ 8:10 a.m.

Pace: 8:00 min./per mile avg.
Weather: Partly Cloudy, 65°F
Course: From Bay Street to Phillips Road on the Route 104 Trail in Webster, New York

I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it...

A very warm morning, one on which I forget to bring my watch along... a mis-step that actually worked out "okay" since I wanted to run a slower pace (mission accomplished!) and without my watch as a reference, I felt no need to go faster. In general, the run was a struggle, during which I needed to pull together as much positive energy as I could muster to finish:

Breathe in, breathe out... YOU AND I ARE ALIVE!