2.5 miles easy, 8.8 miles steady

Went out before lunch for the Queen Margaret Drive loop just to stretch the legs a bit, 2.49 miles in 19:01. In the afternoon I felt able to tackle a longer run so tried a route that I would ideally complete inside an hour - Great Western Road, Lincoln Avenue, Danes Drive, Clarence Drive and home via Great Western Road. I thought an average of 7:00/mile should get me pretty close but I lost about 20 seconds waiting to cross Queen Margaret Drive and then another 40 seconds at Anniesland Cross when I had been starting to get my act together, so that was that. Otherwise the run went OK until the hip pain returned just inside the last mile, although I was able to run through it. Finished the 8.76 miles in 1:03:07, average pace 7:12/mile. Pace splits: 7:28, 7:19, 7:40, 7:04, 7:03, 7:17, 7:18, 6:46, 6:50. Weekly total: 43 miles.