6 x 1/2 mile repeats on the LPT. I was a little smarter this time and picked a more reasonable pace. Targeted 6:10-6:15/mile which is probably still a little faster than my 5k pace. Splits were: 3:02, 3:07, 3:08, 3:05, 3:07, 3:04. Good, solid effort but didn't kill myself.
Feeling incredibly tired. Really didn't want to run this morning but I eventually got myself out the door - 2 hours after I planned. Started with an easy mile then ran 5 miles at tempo pace. Since I was so tired, I was only shooting for anything under 7:00/mile. Really struggled on the first one but was able to get into a groove and ended up averaging 6:47/mile. Splits were: 6:50, 6:48, 6:45, 6:44, 6:46.
Took the family to Yellowstone and paced the half marathon with Becky. We picked the 2 hoiur time slot thinking we would have a nice and easy run and be able to enjoy the rest of the weekend. The course ended up being a lot tougher than we thought. First 4 miles were through West Yellowstone and on some dirt roads but were very runnable. Started to get tough during the 5th mile. Mile 6 was a tough uphill. It continued halfway through the 7th mile then there was some downhill. The only problem was it was all on trail and was very technical. A few runners ended up going down. We finished right on time. It was a lot tougher than we expected. The 9:09 pace felt like 8:00/mile effort.
