I headed to the Richland High track after work for a 4x1600m workout. I was hoping to average sub-4:50 on these but fell a little short. With 3:00 rests, I hit 4:54, 4:49.9 (had to get under on at least one), 4:51, and 4:52. I need to start doing a full lap around the track before I start my workouts as I got halfway around before realizing someone had left some hurdles in lane 1. Who puts hurdles in lane 1 on the curve anyway? Ridiculous. So I stopped and moved them and started up again but it completely threw me off. I couldn't get out of a 74 s/lap groove till the last lap. Oh well. The workout was very taxing and should be a good indicator of what kind of 5k shape I'm currently in. I'm a little surprised, to be honest, I figured 4:50s would feel easier... I felt tight and sluggish the whole way. Something felt a little off. After the workout I hit the river trail for a 10-mile cool-down. I felt completely exhausted and halfway into it a lay down on the WSU campus and just stared up at the sky. It felt sooo good I almost fell asleep. Had some beautiful weather today after a crummy few days. As an afterthought... I was just looking at my profile pic and thinking about how my calves look disproportionately large. They look as big around as my quads... what's the deal? No wonder I kick myself when I run.....
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