Tempo: Six minutes easy run (say, just fast enough to get a little sweat up), then 3 minutes all out (your best impression of an 800 meter for all you track stars out there), repeat times four.

Distance: 3.4 miles

Time: 36:33

Performance Stats (out of 5 ★)

Legs: ★ ★ ★ ★

Gut: ★ ★ ★

Energy: ★ ★ ★ ★

Mind: ★ ★ ★ ★

Overall: ★ ★ ★ ★

Soundtrack: Chemical Brothers, Dig Your Own Hole

SUPERMOON! How cool is it to run in the moonlight?!? I actually missed the full supermoon by a day or two, but the left overing waning supermoon still had my whole block lit right up. What a real difference it makes to run a tempo and be able to see where you are going.

I must have been pretty excited for this run this morning. I woke up at 2:40AM ready to go, and had to convince myself to get back to bed for a little more rest. My legs were a little slow to warm up after this weekend's long run, but they felt great by the end. The left over BBQ from last night was a little heavy for this morning, but that should all be finished off by tomorrow!

In race news, I've signed me and the two older kids up for the Catsup & Mustard 5K in Manchester, CT this Saturday, August 16 - which happens to be Chloe's birthday. I'm sure the little one won't want to run in the kids 1/2 mile run, but I think that I have her convinced that the block party afterward is a big blow out for her birthday. Should be a good time. Look for that web page to come together under "Races" later this weekend.