AM: Ski Day #7 for the 2013/2014 season. I'm going to ski a lot this next week.
PM: First workout for Phoenix. I realized after last week that I felt super comfortable with 80+ miles in a week, so I figured I'd start workouts a couple weeks earlier than initially planned. This was a little on the short side for a workout, but the paces were solid and I felt really good about it.
Tonight was 2.5 miles uphill to the gym (6:45 pace, probably a hair harder than marathon effort, in horrendous air), then 8 miles on a treadmill hard (first 7 at 5:46, ie half marathon pace, last 1 at 5:21), then 2.5 miles home, very easy (8:30 pace).
The 7 at 5:46 felt hard but smooth, although the 5:21 finisher was very hard. One of my key workouts last build was a 10 mile treadmill tempo at 5:51 pace on the exact same treadmill, and I'm already in better shape than that in my first workout of the season, so that's a really good sign.
I'm not sure if it was the Saucony Jake Krong Pro Model shoes I was wearing or the King Crimson I was rocking out to in my headphones. Without a doubt, King Crimson is the greatest rock band of all time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmwiqBJOzBg
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