And the speed comes to a screeching halt!

Well, I suppose I need to look at the bright side of things...I ran 8 miles today!  The darker side was that my pace was 12:30, which is quite dismal.  But I must remember that there will always be small setbacks as I journey through the next 4 months.  I'm going to chalk it up to running on fatigued legs after quite a busy week.  This next week is a recovery week and I'm really looking forward to it!