LM/LL warmup, 7 miles in 55:48, 7:58/mi, HR 155, w/ 8 x 30 sec Fartleks, 1 mi cooldown walk w/ dogs, McM L2 Core & stretching. Sunny and warm (78F). Fortunately, I've retained some of my acclimation to heat despite our recent cool/overcast trend. Hamstrings, back and neck all felt stiff and sore today from the ~6 hours it took me to replace the clutch cable in the saab yesterday (who knew leaning over the engine compartment wrestling with a couple pieces of rebar to lever the clutch open long enough to split the new cable end into the holder would strain your hamstrings?). Once I got warmed up, felt pretty good. The fartleks felt really good and went over a variety of terrain. I was getting tired by the last couple though....could really feel it in my hip flexors, so I was glad to be done at 7. Despite feeling some pain (again) during some of the core workout, I'm optimistic that as I increase mileage and intensity, I haven't triggered an injury relapse.
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