Long Run stepback week meets progress

So this past weekend's long run was a stepback week, just 1 week before my first half marathon of the season. And yes, I'm a bit nervous, but I've put in the miles, so I should be fine. This damn HEAT... :( Anyhoooo...

So I was up for 7 miles on Sunday. Woke up a bit late, as you know I like to get an early 5am start, but ended up getting out there right at about 6am. I started off kinda fast and ya know what? It felt good, so i shrugged it off and figured it'd even out eventually.

Here's a breakdown of my run:

Mile 1--11:12.13

Mile 2--11:10.06

Mile 3--11:26.24

Mile 4--11:11.13

Mile 5--11:05.32

Mile 6--11:22.25

Mile 7--11:07.14

Total 1:18:37, pace 11:14. Too bad this wasn't a race, because that'd be a PR. So as of Monday, here's the extended forecast for this weekend's race. Damn you, Chicago! Granted, it won't be 93 degrees at the time we're running, but conditions certainly won't be good.