Did a moderate workout with Nan and the Running Republic tonight. I purposefully held back a notch on the repeats and it made it feel slightly easier than previous workouts, but it was still a solid effort...I don't think I was very far backed off when I look at the paces. Nan was of course doing the same, not going all out, only she was a distance ahead on each one. Here were my splits: 10 minutes at 5:50 pace, 3 minute slow, 4 X 2.5 minutes at these: 5:44, 5:40, 5:46, 5:53. The coach said we should do half marathon pace on the 10 minute interval...oops. I'm pretty certain 5:50 is not my current half marathon pace...probably more like 6:30-6:45 is a lot more realistic for that. So perhaps I pushed that interval harder than I should have 2 days before a race. Oh well...too late now. It felt good and smooth, so I went with it. I wasn't maxing my effort at least. The 2.5 minute intervals felt relatively easy going at just a slightly faster pace but for much less time. The last two were more uphill, the first two were slight down hill. It was a pretty even and good feeling effort. Hopefully the roads aren't icy on Thursday...its going to be friggin' cold, but as long as its not icy it should be alright for the race. Looking forward to seeing how the last month or two of training will translate in a race.
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