Disappointing start, personal best in the end.

Saturday, we had on our "schedule" our final long run before the half marathon next week - two laps around Forest Park for 11.3 miles. Unfortunately, we got started late so it was warm when we started and she wasn't feeling too good. She made it to 2 miles and felt sick, so turned around to head back. I decided I was either going to run the whole 11.3 at a medium pace or just run one lap fast. I chose one lap fast. So I had 3.65 miles to go in the loop. The first mile I ran in 8 minutes! This is the fastest mile I've run in quite some time - possibly even since high school. I was quite impressed so kept pushing. I jogged the next .65 and then ran a 8:30 mile. I ended up finishing the 3.65 miles left in 30 minutes! An all time great for me! That's 8:12 miles! Yipee!