Good Tempo Run

Tonight I waited until the sun went down to try and actually get some good speedwork in, and it paid off. I went 5 miles to Target and back. The hills, as previously mentioned on this page, are absolute killers, especially on the way back. For some reason this week I've got some extra energy, and tonight I ran the hills pretty hard. I did 22 minutes of the tempo run, and in that time did 2.5 miles. If I'm doing the math correctly, that averages to less than 9 minutes/mile. I'm pretty happy with that, especially when you throw in the hills. Maybe there's hope for me yet. It just needs to be cool is all.