A Balance, Redefined

AM: This was an incredibly tough workout this morning. I was probably the most tired since WBR and my quads were just locked from the get go but I decided to do the workout anyway. I did a MP+3 workout. That is marathon pace plus three minutes. This was particularly hard because the first three miles from lab are all downhill so I was very tempted to go off pace but I kept it under control and even those first miles were at least +2.5. Once I got to SH I did a loop and then it was back up to campus. This part was particularly easy for the workout as the majority is uphill. I even had one mile that was +3 plus some change. Because I was keeping to pace I managed to go past my house just at wake up time so I stopped to say good morning and continued on to lab. In the end it was a perfect workout in that I finished in 1hr 31min which comes out to exactly 9:06 pace or 3min/mi slower than my SLC pace! Ok so I was just dead and I thought this was a more "fun" way to say I went out for an easy run :) Mi 10-T1 Avg. 9:06

PM: More of the same. It was still 90+F when I went out the door at 7:30PM. Didn't really think of much this week is just mileage. Probably the same for next week as well. I want my legs to feel rested before I hit the track again. Mi 5-T1 Avg. 8:12