First 8k went much better than I expected. Started the morning off on the wrong foot by breaking my prerace breakfast (bagel w/ cream cheese + coffee) for a mini frozen bagel with butter hoping to avoid stomach problems. It did the trick because at the 11am start I was actually hungry and had no stomach problems throughout the race.
The day was a bit warmer than I would have liked, with temperatures in the 80's. I went out very easy in a 6:30 and was pretty satisfied with how easy it felt. Continued the race around that pace while picking off lots of kids to take a 30th place finish in 33:39, 4.5 minutes faster than my first 8k last year. It's good to know my training already has me started at a much higher level.
Took Sunday/Today off for some picnics and recovery; don't feel like pushing too hard or being super psycho about training just yet; trying to enjoy running for the moment.
First day of college tomorrow followed by a long run and a sports meeting; this'll be my first long, boring day of many after a very long summer break.
Weekly Mileage: 22, Pretty low due to a bad long run an three off days; expecting this week to be higher.
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