Full Moon, Full Loop, Feel Great

RUN 6.54 miles in 1:52, 9:19 m/m, ave 143 bpm, ave cad 172 spm
COMMUTE 9.2 miles

Caught the full moon setting in the southwest sky as I drove to Fo Pa. I didn't expect to see it, but so pretty hanging there.

WHOOP! I wasn't really planning on running the whole loop, the plan was to run/walk it. But not cut it short, I did want the full 6 miles. I even said in the parking lot before we started that "if I drop off the back, just keep going, or I fight to keep up".

IT, BE, and MS today. Not sure about EW and LA has final exams I think. Perfect perfect perfect run weather -- high 60's, sun, clear, dry -- oh anything is about perfect for me. We started out easy and yes my hip/groin hurt but didn't get better or worse over time. I thought I'd fall off the back in the first mile, but hung on and actually moved up front as I talked about the Badger race. What was I doing in front?!

This continued, we were mostly quiet running today, and sometimes I had the feeling that they were slowing a bit for me, like we could have gone faster. I don't know that any of this is true. BE cut short at the jewel box round-about. And the construction zone around the Police Stables was open! So my first run on that new section. They shortened our route just a bit, lost a tenth or so due to the change in the path not fully rounding the corner.

Still going, talked about keto, Savageman, and just kept going. DAMN it felt good, and now I'm on a high for Hennepin. This run was like blowing the carbon off the spark plugs. Is that still a thing?

Hip/groin burns a bit, but like I said no better or worse than before. This weekend the plan says a 28+15 and I need to tailor that to a run/walk set up. But how? Still thinking.

New Tool song Fear Inoculum in my head. Downloaded. Excited to hear new album in just 2 weeks!