Easy as 1, 2, 3... (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)

Ran 15.0 miles @ 7:35/mile pace.
Paved roads.
Slightly hilly.
Weather: Mid-40s and sunny.

I came out feeling great today, fueled with energy and anticipation after two days rest from a sore Achilles. As a result of the time off, my legs were fresh and raring to go. I trucked along and hit my splits at decent times that felt effortless. I decided to do miles 11-13 at marathon pace and that stretch felt easy even after 10 miles. However, it's only fair to note that those miles were on a slight downhill grade which no doubt helped shave a few seconds. Here are the splits:

Mile 1: 7:51
Mile 2: 7:55
Mile 3: 7:51
Mile 4: 7:48
Mile 5: 7:47
Mile 6: 7:42
Mile 7: 7:35
Mile 8: 7:20
Mile 9: 7:39
Mile 10: 7:31
Mile 11: 7:05*
Mile 12: 6:52*
Mile 13: 6:58*
Mile 14: 7:53
Mile 15: 7:51

Feels good to be back. Tomorrow I have 10.8 scheduled and am looking forward to it.