LM warmup, 12 miles in 1:34:16, 7:51/mi, w/ last 3 miles moderate effort in 7:02 (down), 6:50 (down), 7:24 (up), 0.75 mi walk w/ dogs, & stretching. Lower hamstring felt better this morning, so the run was on. Decided against tempo intervals with the race on Saturday and coming off 2 travel weeks....since I'll be missing a long run this weekend, settled on a 12 mi progression run to focus on endurance with a side of stamina. Definitely better than Sunday's attempt at this....sunny and pleasant (68F). Felt "clunky" for the first 9 easy miles and but I kept the effort easy even when I slowed a bit during 8 & 9. Once I settled in to the moderate effort for the last 3, started feeling better and didn't really start straining at all until the final 0.5, where I picked it up a bit more. Breathing was fine, legs just didn't want to go faster. A day of rest tomorrow before my first race in 11 months.
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