Good Tempo Run

I have to admit I was feeling pretty bleh and not really up for today's tempo run. About a quarter-mile in I even thought about shelving it and just taking the day off. But that's not the way I roll. Once I'd run a mile I was feeling okay, but still not great. Then I started running faster and pretty quickly hit my stride. I wanted to go for something sustainable, a pace that I could conceivably carry for a full race. I think I ended up a little faster than that, but it felt good the whole way. I exceeded the distance for the tempo portion since I was feeling okay and went and extra quarter past the 5-mile mark. Overall I ran 7 miles, on a weekday no less, and felt maybe for the first time during this training plan that I can have a decent marathon. In only 19 days.