Distance Again

Got back up to a 10-miler today, and it was only mildly painful. The first five miles were too fast, and I knew it, and kept trying to dial it down, but it didn't work. The last four miles were painful but I slogged through them. The temperature was actually pretty nice today, in the 50s while I was out, but a north wind made it feel colder. At one point as I ran near the football fields on 96th Street I had to walk for about a minute because my left knee acting the fool. Once I started back up it seemed okay. I also misjudged the distance and got to the 10-mile mark with about a half-mile left to walk home. Oh well. I kept telling myself this was more about spending the time on my feet than about the distance. When I finished my overall pace was at 9:05, which was definitely way too fast. Next time I'll do a better job of keeping it slow on the front half.