Workout with the Black Sheep at Highland track. After warming up around Sugarhouse park, we went to the track. Before beginning the workout, we had a moment of silence for our friend and fellow Black Sheep Christine Brimley, who died this past Friday just 10 months after being diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. She was a fighter to the end and was out running with her friends until barely two months ago. She came to a baby shower that the Black Sheep/Radda crew folks threw for Heather and me at the end of March and she looked great. It is overwhelming how that disease can ravage otherwise healthy bodies in such a short time. In addition to being a great athlete, Christine was also involved in the organization behind the Ragnar Relay series. She was great fun to be around and she will be missed greatly by all who knew her. It seems trite to describe the rest of the workout now, but here goes. We ran 800m of speed changes and then 10 x 800m. I wanted to do these at 2:40 steady throughought. It took me a few to get warmed up, but it finally clicked. 2:42/2:43/2:44/2:40/2:39/2:39/2:39/2:39/2:40/2:37. Cooled down a mile on the track after. Ankle pain at 2-2.5. I put the PowerStep insoles back in my shoes and that may have helped control the foot movement slightly.
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