Way to go, Grog and Oakleaf!!

I don't know what happened, but somehow I did my 6 miles at an 8:54 pace this morning. It felt comfortably fast (which is maybe 9:10 or so for me) not fast fast (sub 9:00 for that distance); could my new-found enthusiasm for speedwork be paying off already? I was thinking of aiming for sub 55 min in my next 10k, but maybe I can aim even lower (it's not until July 4)....