5.2 miles in 42:05, 8:04/mi, HR 153. Warmup was 15:57, 1.95 mi, 8:09/mi, HR 153. 6 hill repeats (:61, :62, :61, :61, :61, :61). Cooldown was 9:29, 1.17 mi, 8:07/mi, HR 142, will several stops and starts before I finally started walking back.
Decided to try hill repeats today, but limit them in # (6-8) and time (60 sec versus 90 sec). Also aimed on a closer hill, in case my adductors game me trouble, and decided I'd bail at the first sign of trouble. Warmup was okay...a bit tired since I flew back from the East Coast this morning. First few repeats were fine...a bit slow but I was holding back some to feel things out (in addition to being worn out from travel). No real pain or discomfort until I hit the top of the hill after #6 and dropped to a jog to head back down the hill that the pain hit. I punted on the rest and headed back for home but it got worse quickly and I wound up walking about 3/4 miles back to the house to avoid more damage. Made an appointment for the doc for Feb 10th (closest appointment) and I'll probably head to the chiro this coming week. I'm probably punting on the races I've got scheduled, including the marathon in April, since I'm headed into my 2nd week of affected training and no end is in sight. No running this weekend to try to undo what I've done today.
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