Go slow to go fast.

As I started my warmup today I felt finally ready to jump into a workout again, after a bunhc of easy running last week.  Last week was a good reset after a big training block the last few months.  

But it was nice to get moving again faster this morning at the indoor track at FAC.  5 mile warmup.  13X400m with 50-60 sec.active recovery.  splits all betweent 78-76 seconds consistently.  Felt good, not too hard of an effort.  just right.  Legs just fine after.

I'm now thinking about trying to shoot for a 16:30 ish 5K in January so I'm gearing my training to that end for the next 6 weeks. 

easy 86 minutes around the track at FAC.  the 5 degree weather didn't appeal to me this morning.  My throat has been hurting and I didn't want to aggravate it.

Easy trail run dark and early with the boulder trail runner group.  Pretty fun, but I prefer to run during the day, rather than 5:30-7 when it requires a headlamp the whole time and is only 15 degrees out.

Easy 10 miler, just cruising the flatter stuff

Easy nine miles with Eric, on the flats

4 miles easy, 4 miles at half marathon pace - ended up doing the 4 in 23:53, so about 5:58 pace, then 4.5 miles easy.  

Run felt good, I kept splitting faster miles during the 4 mile tempo part even though the last two were uphill mostly.  It takes a couple miles to get into the idea of running fast, and then it seems like my body gets in the groove finally and can then go faster.