A clydesdale no more!

Tempo Tuesday on the LPT. Just Tara and me as Kam is prepping for Huntsville.  Started with 4 easy miles to warm up.  The plan was to run a 10K at sub 6:45 pace.  Started out right on target then we got a little faster.  Felt fine for the first 4 miles but then I started to struggle.  I let Tara go after 5 miles and ran 7:30 pace for a 1/2 mile to recover a little.  Finished the last 1/2 mile at 6:30 pace.  Splits were: 6:39, 6:29, 6:34, 6:36, 6:35, 7:00.  A little disappointed that I couldn't finish but knew it was a more aggressive pace than what I am ready for right now.

Workout at Firehouse included 2 short runs.  Four minutes each which I am guessing was close to 1/2 mile each (probably a little more).  Getting back into the routine of 3 days gym and 3 days running feels good.  Felt like I was starting to soften a little when I backed off the gym days.

Brrrr it was cold this morning and I absolutely loved it.  Ran my usual 8 mile loop and felt better than I have in a long time.  Had a hard time deciding between the gym and running this morning.  Definitely made the right decision to run. 

Followed up yesterday's great run with a horrible run. That's the way it always seems to go. Headed out to the LPT sans watch. Probably good that I didn't have any pace feedback as I certainly would have been disappointed. Have to remember to eat of I go on later runs. Right ankle is super sore.