Met up with Josh at 5:30 this morning for the workout. We warmed up two miles, heading up to the U. The plan was ten miles of tempo, gradually accelerating from Tinman pace, to marathon pace, and beyond. We ran the same route I did last Tuesday, only this week there were no 2 minute jogging breaks between sets to provide any relief--just ten miles of running. We started the tempo near the VA. The first mile had a little descent and then some climbing up 900 South, past Guardsman. I was concerned when the first split was 6:23, as it seemed we were working harder than this. The second mile smoothed out a bit and had a little descent on 20th E., 6:10. That's right on Tinman pace. We continued the nice descent for mile three, 5:50--but it still seemed we were working pretty hard. Mile four was flat and then we had to climb out of the gully, 6:06. Mile 5 was flat again on 20th E, heading south between 27th So and 33rd South, 6:04. So, five miles in ~30:33. We picked things up in the second half, which was encouraging. We ran out to 3900 South and our 180 degree turnaround, 5:53 for mile 6. We're now heading north. Mile 7 was 5:46, just 5k to go. 5:50 for mile 8. Then 5:53 for mile 9. The last mile was tough, as it includes a nasty climb up 15th East, but managed a 5:50 which shows a little surge at the end to finish the workout. Total of 29:12 for the last five miles. Finished the ten miles in 59:45, so we managed to break an hour. Then we jogged back home, four miles easy. I can't say I felt "fresh" for this workout in the least. My legs are pretty tired and I'm looking forward to not running this afternoon and running easy tomorrow. The important thing, of course, is that the workout is done. Josh is running super strong, by the way. He'll do great at SGM.
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