Not the workout I was hoping for. Plan called for 6X1200 at 5k pace with a 2 minute jog in between each (I switched it to 1/4 mile jog which is just over 2 minutes). Warmed up with 3 miles to the LPT. I knew from the get go that it was going to be a struggle. Once I stopped to set my Garmin for the workout, I had a real hard time convincing myself to start. Needless to say, all of the splits were slow and I was very disappointed with my effort. The splits were all at 6:00/pace except for the 4th which came in at 5:52. The effort was way too hard for a pace that is 10 seconds slower than 5k pace. The positive that I will walk away with is that I pushed through and finished the workout despite not feeling it today. Cooled down with 2.75 miles. I've been obsessing about the fact that I am not putting in as much work now as I have in the past and that I need to modify my expectations. I decided to look at my 2007 mileage compared to this year. I was expecting a shocking difference. As it turns out, I have only run 0.9 miles less this year through August than I did in 2007. I ran 35 miles more in August this year than I did then which is good since it is closer to the marathon. I guess it is time for me to stop whining and just run.
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