Somehow managed to get the kiddo to go with me. VERY proud of her effort. Her hands got cold, particularly during the 15-minute hailstorm we encountered from miles 2 to 3.5. She was a trooper and didn't complain.

I let my pace wander a bit but tried to keep the average around 10:00. It's not a pace day, it's just a distance day, so 10:00 is fine. Turns out I did a pretty good job of estimating that: average for the run was 9:51. The 2 miles coming back were into the wind: it's interesting to see cadence and HR are higher than going out but pace is about the same.

Anyway, small kick at the end excluded, I felt great. I have to remind myself (which is what I'm doing now) that two months ago running 4 miles at any pace would have sucked, and I'm not sure I could have done 9:51 for two miles let alone 4. The time didn't fly but at no point did I think "ugh, when will the watch buzz next?" to signal the passing of another 0.5 miles.

Short break at the halfway point to reward the kiddo with some Honey Stingers (Cherry Blossom).

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