5 easy miles this morning. russ woke us up around 6am to eat but went back to sleep so lauren and i were able to sleep in until 10am. i had to rush out the door to squeeze the run in since we had brunch plans. i forgot to eat a banana before i left so i was starving during the run. Instead of running along the banks, i ran up 23rd st and went out west on chestnut through university city and north on 34th through drexel's campus to get familiar with that section of the philly marathon course. i was expecting incline but it was a little more than i expected. shortly after going through campus on 34th st, it immediately turned "hoodish" so i was happy to turn around shortly after to head back home. i still want to get familiar with the rest of the west philly section of the course but will probably do so in the car. Avg pace was 8:36. it feels good to get in 60+ miles this week. 18 miles tomorrow.
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