Long run week 2

• First off just got my new shoes this week,  Hoka Bondi 4, and I am super happy with them. I did a short run Friday of 3 miles to break them in a bit first. On Sunday I had my long run to do and was wondering how it would go. I ran 8 miles and they felt great over my previous shoes I had been running in. They are 4 ounces lighter and feel a bit softer too. I actually ran my 8 mile run today 15 seconds faster per mile than my 6 mile run last week. Speaking of pace....
• Once again I tried mentally thinking about slowing down on these long runs, but I feel like my legs just have muscle memory and I pretty much slip into my normal pace for most of the run. I think that's going to be the challenging part of my long runs.  
• Already feeling sore from the long run a few hours later, tomorrow looks like a good rest day.