I learned how to pace from my dogs

Morning jog: 30 minutes with little monsters. I try and take them out every morning to get them tired for the rest of the day, and since the little one cant go very far it was an easy run for me to test out my ankle today after totally laying off of it yesterday. I got ready and hooked them up to their "best friends leash" (best leash ever for dog owners!) so that they wont totally knock me over chasing a bird or fish on the ala wai.

The run with the dogs is always the same, and has become increasingly similar to my pacing in recent races:
I spend the first minutes in zone 5 trying to keep up with the dogs while they sprint down the ala wai. Once they get tired they start to play-fight because they know I will make them stop and calm down. The next few minutes are great because we are all side by side though I can tell that they are getting tired. Then at the turnaround they get a burst of energy and haul ass again (zone 5 for me) for about 90 seconds until they realize that they forgot how tired they are. At this point the little guy will usually stop dead in his tracks and lie down on the grass. The last 13 or so minutes is always me pulling them on the leash to speed up and they are dragging behind me barely able to run. They then spend the rest of the day like this:


I keep telling them to slow down at the beginning but they never listen, and today I realized I should be taking my own advice. Other than this past race where I was forced to run slow because of an minor injury I start out too fast and run until I die, which is usually before the finish line. My goal for next race is a negative split. During the run the ankle was sore at first, but loosened up and felt good the whole time so I am going to try a hill workout this afternoon.
Totally unrelated, I am supposed to go into the office this morning here, and when I started getting ready I realized that I forgot to keep any work clothes from being moved so they are all on their way to Mexico. I have a choice between lululemon stretch pants and a tank top or really dirty jeans, not sure which is less offensive.