2 miles Easy in 16:20 (8:10/mi, avg HR 141) warmup. 2 miles Strides in 15:33 (10 x :15 sec Stride, 1:00 rest, cooldown to 2 miles, 7:46/mi, avg HR 157). 2 miles Easy in 15:34 (7:47/mi, avg HR 152). Icy roads without the courtesy of a snowy shoulder made today's workout especially difficult. Limited top-end on the Strides due to sciatic pain in left piriformis area at higher (mile race pace) speeds, but tough to even get there with the ice. Good cooldown run at a faster pace than normal with lower effort....legs just wanted to go. Adding a few piriformis stretches to the routine. Finally isolated the pain area yesterday in a stretch, so it seems like I've got the classic signs of a tight piriformis muscle on the left side. Stretches seem to have aggravated it today, which means I'm in the right area at least. I'll go a bit gentler on the stretches, add some icing and massage in and hopefully resolve this issue shortly. Thankfully, this week is a recovery week with lower mileage, although it doesn't seem to bug me at 10k + speeds.
Brooks Adrenaline (Blue) - 440.5 miles.
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