Threshold Run. 2 miles easy, 2 x 15 min. @ half-marathon pace/10K pace, w/2-min. active recovery, 2 miles easy. Average pace: 8:44. 52°F, 77% humidity, wind 6 S. I think the intent of this workout is to run the first 15 min. interval at half-marathon pace and the second 15 min. interval at 10K pace. That didn't quite work out for me this morning. The first interval was mostly downhill with the wind at my back and it was too easy. I had to keep slowing myself down. I ran that interval at 8:08 pace. I turned a corner right as I started the 2nd interval and ran that interval mostly uphill and into the wind. Where I had had to slow myself down on the first interval, I had a hard time keeping the pace on this interval. Also, I only had a 2 minute rest in between intervals, whereas last time I did this workout I had a 5 min. rest. So I didn't hit the 7:45 I was shooting for on the second interval. Instead, I ran 8:04 pace, just barely faster than the first interval. In any case, I'm glad that workout is over. I'm going to the Colorado Symphony with my friend Carly tonight. It will be fun but it will mean that I won't get to bed early. I have not been able to get to bed early all week.
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