LM warmup, 12.03 miles in 1:27:17, 7:15/mi, HR 162, w/ 2 mile warmup, 8 miles Steady State (5 uphill, 3 downhill), 2 mile cooldown, core workout & stretching. Warm (53F) with some intermittent drizzle. Nearly aborted this workout after the warmup. Started the Strides/Drills and the legs were just beat. Mentally, wasn't there. Made it all the way back inside before I managed to berate myself enough to go for at least a couple of SS miles. Took it 2 miles at a time and took a brief (15-20 sec) break between every 2 miles. Boy, did I need it. HR was up over last week and body just didn't want to cooperate. The uphill was the worst, but the final 2 SS miles were still really hard to complete....legs felt like lead. Pit stop before the cooldown miles. Now I'm really wiped. | 