Had an amazing run in Central Park tonight. 6 mile full loop plus 4 mile middle loop. Enjoyed the run in Central Park because I didn't have to deal with cars and stop lights - could just set my pace and go.

First loop was conservative and just tried to stay consistent. Didn't push hard anywhere, and just let it flow naturally. Started raining about a mile into the run, strengthened and then petered out by about 5 miles.

I had a Gu with me, but had decided not to take it. Figured I didn't really need it for only 10 miles. Well, first mile of my second loop felt hard, and laborious, so decided to take the Gu at about mile 7. From there on, felt great, and pushed all of the uphills the rest of the way. Cat Hill is at mile 9. Pushed hard up Cat Hill and didn't stop pushing till the finish. Finished this run as hard as I have finished any prior race. It started raining again about a mile into 2nd loop and actually got to downpour status for a good 20 minutes, before it tapered back to drizzle.

According to RunKeeper, my last mile was 8:13, a minute faster than my next fastest mile, a 9:11 mile 1! Most of my miles were in the 9:10-9:30 range.

Just a great overall workout, and a nice tune up:
6 mile loop - 56:37
4 mile loop - 37:02