Big workout this morning with a bunch of the guys. We met at my house and did my 10 mile tempo/freeway loop x2. Hit the first lap in 1:10:13. Just tried to run easy and catch up with all the guys on this lap. But about half way through the pace did start to get a little faster than EZ. On the second loop I had planned on doing a tempo. The only person who was going to do the full loop with me was Aaron. We took off from my house and Steve came with us for about 2 miles but was only doing 5 miles on that section. We hit solid splits most the way. I didn't want to go "all out" but rather run comfortably hard. Through 6 miles Aaron was only one minute ahead of me. But as we went through the hills of B-hills I was working too hard and faded a little more. He ended up beating me back to the house by 2 min's 10 sec's. I still ran a PR on the course hitting the 10 miles in 58:33 or a 5:51 avg. Last time I did this tempo at the end of December I ran a 59:25. So some good progress even with the race still in my legs from last week. Aaron and I both were pumped about the workout as the course is not easy... really not easy on the second and tempo lap.
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