Very low motivation to run this morning. I knew that I was going to struggle through this workout. Warmed up with 2.25 easy miles. Ran 5 X 0.63 miles (as close to 1,000 meters as I could get on my Garmin) at 5K pace with 1/4 mile jog in between each. Plan was to run at 6:00/mile pace (3:47/repeat).
| Repeat | Time
| Pace/Mile
| Note
| 1
| 3:45
| 5:57
| Just about right
| 2
| 3:50
| 6:05
| Way too tired. This isn't going to be fun
| 3
| 3:47
| 6:00
| Felt alright
| 4
| 3:41
| 5:51
| Gravity assisted
| 5
| 3:46
| 5:59
| Happy to be done
| Avg
| 3:46
| 5:58
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I am a little disappointed with the effort and results today. It was an odd feeling of fatigue. I didn't feel completely wiped out but I had a hard time holding my pace. My heart rate was higher than I expected. It was around 170 for the first couple of repeats but then was in the 180's on the last couple (peaking at 184). My calculated max HR is 186 but I suspect my actual max is a little higher. Finished the run with 2.6 easy miles.
Total Time: 1:08:13 (7:35/mile)
Avg HR: 156 | 