LR w/MP Tempo
AM: First off Happy 38 Special to BD Smiles aka Brandon Dase. Great crew showed up this morning at Orem Soccer Fields. Many guys doing different runs and tempos during. Trist and I wanted to warm up 5.5 and then get into a long MP tempo. We started at the avalanche by the Bridal Vail Bridge after a quick pit stop and decided to head up PRT to South Fork and then turn around and head towards Will's Pit Stop and then another turn around back to Orem Soccer Fields. Pretty decent course we thought. I felt pretty fatigued and tight on the warmup but I hoped I could just shake it off and just be fine once we got started on the tempo. I had two GI on me and knew where and when I wanted to take them. Trist and I worked really well on the way up. I told him to hold back and run ME so that he would have plenty in the tank. The tempo really was fun. We enjoyed talking to each other and working together on the splits. There were times when I felt ok this struggle is done and the rythmn is there. I did not feel comfortable at all today and as we got closer to Will's Pit Stop I was tightening even more. When we made the quick turn to head back to Orem Soccer Fields my left calf tightened up really bad. I've been stretching and foam rolling all week with little success and I felt like going into today was going to feel forced. My breathing was great which I'm very happy about. But my legs were just fatigued. Anyways at 10.25 I told Trist I'm done. My calf could no longer red line with the tightness. I backed off to 7:40's for the rest of the run.
wu - 7:25 for 5.5
10.25 MP tempo (6:58, 6:40, 6:34, 6:26, 6:21, 6:17, 6:23, 6:23, 6:31, 6:32, 1:35 for the .25)
CD - 7:45 for 5.25
made the most of the situation. Glad to run with Trist today who looked great. Excited for Boston. I have thoroughly enjoyed the past ten weeks training cycle and look forward to improving more. Great breakfast with the crew this morning after. Always fun with these dudes. MIH
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