6.0mi, 53:52, 2 FEB 13, Springfield, Virginia

iThink:
Bob Mould, "MM 17"
Ram Jam, "Black Betty" (although I was partly inspired by the internet meme of Betty Draper from Mad Men with "WHOAH FAT BETTY BAM A LAM" on it)
The Bats, "Flowers and Trees"
Rush, "Emotion Detector"

WX at 09:52 S 9 10.00 Mostly Cloudy BKN150 BKN250 26 7 44% 17 NA 30.36 1028.0

Odometer 12C: 125.6mi

Z4. Average/max heart rate = 159/175

I wasn't sure how much to expect from this run, as my legs were tired, but by the end, I was running pretty well. I was pleasantly surprised, but it wasn't until the last mile. I went out, as usual, not because I wanted to, but because I felt I had to.

The Rush song is partly after having started reading Neil Peart's Ghost Rider as my non-duty reading. It is a damn sight less depressing than Ken Kesey's Sometimes A Great Notion, surprisingly, although no less reflective. One of the reviews of Kesey's book compared it to Greek tragedy, and I can understand the comparison.

Splits

SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:33 08:33 08:33 08:33 1.00
1.00 17:41 09:08 09:08 08:50 2.00
1.00 27:16 09:35 09:35 09:05 3.00
1.00 36:40 09:24 09:24 09:10 4.00
1.00 45:20 08:40 08:40 09:04 5.00
1.00 53:52 08:32 08:32 08:59 6.00