I wasn't dead after the tempo run

Tuesday, 10/6/09--Went to Henderson where a 4-mile tempo run awaited me. Warmed up 1.15. We were to drop 5-10 seconds each successive mile. I opted to run with the second tiered group today, figuring that I would not be as successful with the first. Admittedly, my last tempo run on the track stunk. I wound up running the first mile in 6:20, then stopped at the 1.5mile mark at 9:30. I waited a few minutes, then ran a 6:00 mile. That day, I felt sluggish and couldn't keep up. Well, today I was better. I started a few seconds after the second group started, not knowing if I was going to do the workout. The first mile--6:31, mile 2--6:25, mile 3--6:18, mile 4--6:10. Altogether I ran the 4 miles in about 25:25, 6:21+/mile pace. Kevin and Rachel ran together and, from what Kevin said, ran 6:15, 6:10, 6:02 and 5:51 (about 6:05/mile pace). They averaged 16-17 seconds per mile faster than I did. I've got to get back into the type of shape. I have to say, though, that I think I could have gone faster, maybe by 5-8 seconds per mile. I wasn't dead after the tempo run. Cooled down .85. Total today: 6 miles