AM: 7.5 miles.
PM: 11 miles. Yesterday I was beat up, today I felt almost OK to go for it at track. I had already resolved to wait until Thursday for my next hard workout, and I stuck to it.
Our group's scheduled workout was a wave tempo. The variant we do is pretty close to what I've seen called an LT wave run - in our case we alternate MP and 10k pace every 1/2 mile. Distance is for 4-6 miles.
Lee and I opted to help pace Quint, who was targeting about 3:15 / 2:57 for his half mile splits. We did 4 miles together, and hit the splits he was looking for. Mike rolled by into his 5th mile and I ran the last 3/4 of a mile with him. He closed the workout down with a 2:36 1/2 mile split, very impressive.
There was another group alternating 4:00 / 3:30. I jumped in with them for two miles to wrap up.
I had a lot of fun today. Training is going well at the moment, but I will certainly go through valleys and burnout again. At times it's really good for me to step away from my personal goals and help other people. I don't think I have the temperament to be a coach, but maybe some day I could just help pace friends through workouts and races. Seeing people work hard, especially when they succeed, is an awesome feeling.
Anyway, I'm planning on doing this workout Thursday AM.
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