The run that almost wasn't

Here is how my day started:
5:00am Alarm goes off - i turn it off and say forget it - I'm not running.
5:15am Garbage trucks show up in my neighborhood - i groan, roll over - Im not running
5:30am Dr Wife rolls over and says "Didn't your alarm go off? Arent you running?" - now the guilt starts to set in
5:45am Dr Wife's alarm goes off - FINE IM RUNNING!
6:00am Out the door

Im glad I went- the weather was spectacular. See Mother Nature -was that hard? - a nice overcast morning around 70 degrees (maybe even cooler). I decided (as I walked down my porch steps) to go attempt some hill repeats in East Rock. After a mile warmup - which brought me exactly to the base of the hill - I did 4x300 meter hill repeats at 5k pace/effort. Recovery distances started at 300 meters and then got shorter and shorter as I went. After the last recovery, I just continued up and over the hill back home the long way. Last mile I did two 1/4 mile pickups just to wake myself up a bit more.

Total Distance: 5 miles
Total Time: 41:58
Average Pace: 8:23
Average HR: 153
Max HR: 173

Splits
8:50 / 137
8:34 / 155
8:20 / 160
8:30 / 151
7:43 / 162

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/40485891