Marathon training stimulus workout with Todd. w/u 3 miles - 3 miles marathon pace, 2 min rest, 2 X 1 mile at half marathon pace. Splits: 6:17, 6:09, 5:59, 5:45, 5:37. Up and down marshall road. Then 3.5 cool down. That fourth mile was the only moderately challenging one because it was up hill on marshall. The last one felt easier because it was down. The marathon pace miles were not that tough. Its more tough just attempting to dial in the pace exactly on changing terrain. Its super convenient to have started working out with Todd because we've got very similar marathon pace goals and we live about a mile apart, and we both happen to be in the similar spot in training right now for a late fall marathon. He's doing New York and I'm starting to consider doing Santa Barbara as my inaugural road marathon, which is a week after new york. The nice thing about workouts like this morning is that they aren't very tough on the body, but they feel like they're pretty beneficial. I feel like that's the thing I'm striving for in training. To do workouts that help me progress but don't overdo it, causing me excess recovery or potential injury. I feel like its better to err on the more conservative side. | 