Accidentally Faster

I ran today around the two mile loop (Sandra to Dana to 732 to Chestnut to Locust).  My knee has been bothering me so I was it going to run but I saw Michael out running and it motivated me. 

It was my first outside run since New Years Day because the weather has been so cold. It felt good to back on the road. Running on the Rec track is okay but boring. It is hard to measure distance with RunKeeper. And the direction is playing havoc with my knees. As it happens I usually run on the clockwise days so running counter clockwise once on a while isn't enough. 

Anyway I ran two miles. The weather was about 39 degrees and I actually dressed too warm. I ran it at a pace of 10:30 which is a lot faster than usual.  My running streak paid off as a lot of short runs help increase pace.

So I got faster without even trying. Looking forward to the first 2014 race!