2 mile warm-up w/ strides, 8 mile tempo (same course as last week), 2.06 mile cool-down. I didn't feel quite as strong as last week and my splits were all over the place, but I still managed to average 5:22 pace. Splits were: 5:33, 5:20, 5:21, 5:24, 5:15, 5:12, 5:28, and 5:19. It was a good workout.
On the warm-up I ran past a house where a lady was out in front with her 3 little ankle biter dogs. As I ran by they came after me so I made the quick decision of rather than stopping and yelling and/or kicking the dogs in the head to just outrun them since I knew I could and I was ready to start my strides anyway. Well the lady yelled at me saying, "You don't run away from dogs, you idiot!" I was furious, her stupid dogs come running after me and rather than kicking the stupid things in the head I decide to outrun them and she calls me an idiot. I started to yell at her and then my better judgment took over and I decided to just turn around and keep running. The nerve of some people!
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