4 mile tempo on the Urb. Had to get up early to squeeze this in before class. I've been feeling really good about training lately, but this run did not go well at all. I started out shooting for 5:15 pace and came through the first half mile in 2:55. And I thought I was dead on pace. From there I picked it up to 5:38, 5:29 (11:07), 5:29 (16:36 + 180 turnaround), 5:24 (22:00).
This is the second time I've struggled on a morning workout, although this was much worse than the last. Perhaps I need to warm up better. I was in a rush to get it done in time for class, so I skipped the usual strides and some of the drills. Also, I haven't done as much recovery stuff in the last two days - no rolling out or compression socks - maybe that contributed to not feeling on top of it today. I've got one more session on Saturday this week, I'll try adding in that other stuff and see how I feel then.
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