AM:(9.5 miles, 1:22:12). 23:51wu/17:59 cd + 5 x 5` w/3` recovery. I could only get "exact" 1/2 mile splits for 3 of these just because of the way the mile markers were situated in relation to my stop and start. The first one was way too fast at 7:05 pace (altitude adjusted about 6:50 pace), I slowed down on the second one, because I was trying but also because it has the steep hill - 7:50 pace, the 4th one was better @ 7:20 pace (I am pretty sure the 3rd one was this pace too, it was a much easier effort than the first one); I have no idea about the 5th one, though I hit the 1/4 in 1:45 so it might have been too fast as well. All and all I was pleased with the effort, especially at 7500 ft and with all the hills. I felt relatively 'acclimated' to the altitude and my ribs only really ached on my cool down -- and now after I have stopped. There were some of the men's Northern Arizona University team at Buffalo Park today, they weren't as fast as the elites from yesterday (since they had 2 Olympians) - but they were cooking nonetheless! Now I have to finish packing up the car for the drive home. Hopefully, if all goes well, we will be home in enough time for me to pick up Keiko's (the Ridgeback dog's) prescription, get dog food for their kenneling starting tomorrow, and still make it home in time for an easy 4 miles. We will be traveling on Saturday so I will miss my PM run, I am hoping to get an extra 4 in tomorrow instead, especially since I missed my long run last weekend. Sunday I will do my long run at Stanley and Spirit Parks - should be nice. By the time I get back home and do my first workout back in Tucson Greg says I will feel like a million bucks and my workout should be better than I have ever done (we'll see, I am skeptical but ever trusting in my coach!). Have a wonderful day bloggers!!
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