Big boys tempo run. Warmed up from my house out into the fields. I had reservations about doing the tempo with the lads but at the same time really wanted to. The warm up felt ok so I decided to go with it. Felt controlled at first and a little antzy as I haven't been in that setting in over a year. About mile 4 we all stopped because of a skunk that was in the trail. After that I really struggled to get going again. Quads got crazy tight and miles 6, 7 were super slow (or so they felt because I actually can't recover my splits on the gps). But by mile 8 they started to loosen up again and I felt the pace get a little faster for the finish.
Ended with a 5:51 avg for 8 miles. A little slower than last weeks tempo but today's was almost 2 miiles longer and my legs were way more sore to start with due to the downhill soreness from Saturday. So overall I'm pretty happy. I mean I'm running lightyears better than I have been able to all summer. It may not be a crazy fast marathon for me but it's gonna be better than I've been planning on all summer...
68 F today. The warmer temps weren't welcomed.
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