LM warmup (10 reps), 10 miles in 1:12:40, 7:14/mi, HR 164, w/ 2 mile warmup, 6 miles Steady State (7:09, 7:23, 7:28, 7:17 uphill, 6:17, 6:25 downhill), 2+ mile cooldown & stretching. Krypton was shielded behind clouds today, dropping the temps into the mid 60s but more importantly allowing me to get a decent workout in while not feeling completely sapped. Unfortunately, Krypton's evil twin brother, Lactose, snuck in on some mac & cheese last night, so today I was dealing with a visit from the Bowel monster, which struck about 3.5 miles into the Steady State portion, causing a not-so-quick-thank-goodness-I-packed-my-emergency-supply-kit-stop-in-the-woods. After finally vanquishing the Bowel monster, I resumed a steady state that had been feeling very good and finished with some faster-than-normal-because-things-were-feeling-good-must-be-because-I'm-wearing-my-fast-shoes-cooldown-miles. When training is going well (or at least better than it has been) and Steady State sessions are on my diet, I typically hate them. Why? Because I tend to force a pace rather than an effort and wind up running them too fast/too hard. Since the pressure to hit paces is off (replaced by pressure to just have a string of good runs for a change), I love 'em. Isn't perspective amazing? | 