Got up at 4, drank coffee, ate a nutri-grain bar, got all pumped up, and drove the to track. There was a lightning storm in the distance. By the time I finished my 2 mile warm up it was no longer in the distance and the cloud-to-ground lightning was impressive indeed. Went home and went back to bed--not interested in getting electrocuted today. 8am. Attempt 2. Not feeling nearly as motivated now. Took the boys to the track and they played in the sand. Vanessa stayed home with Jesse and watched cartoons. Assignment was 16x200 with 200 recovery. Somehow this was harder than I thought it would be. The headwind was a pain. Two mile warm up. Did the first 8 into the headwind 44, 44, 43, 42, 42, 41, 41, 41. Then I switched to the opposite corner of the track for some tailwind action 39, 39, 39, 40, 39, 39, 39, 36. Average pace for first 8 was 5:38 and for second 8 was 5:10. I was really hoping to have all 16 under 40 seconds. Blah. Two mile cool down. I will probably run a recovery run this evening. pm: 5 easy on the treadmill 8:34 AP
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