Second attempt at 7 miles

The weather was nice for a long run: cool, around 50 degrees, overcast. Slightly windy.

I headed out shortly after 9 AM. Was using 7-mile loop.

Short sleeves, shorts, Brooks (of course). A hat. No music.

First stop was at the water fountain at the north end of Westmoreland Park, around 11:00 in.

Kept track of how many times I stopped to walk: total 18. First five were before and during my climb up the first hill, up Woodstock to SE 39th Ave. Ugh. Why don't my legs want to keep moving? How can I get more fast-twitch muscle fibers? Or is it, after all, my lungs that are limiting me?

After the first 20 minutes, I tried to push myself into faster pace for 30 seconds or more at a time, just to push out the lactic acid in my legs. Did that about three times between the halfway point and the end.

Stopped for gels and water at around the 54:00 mark.

Total time was 1:22:57.3, making my average pace around 11:51. I'd like to compare my time this week to two weeks ago, but I didn't record the actual time. I think my pace last time averaged over 12 minutes but I have no documentation. Oh, well, next time.