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LM warmup, 13 miles in 1:35:19, 7:20/mi, HR 154, w/ last 3 miles hard in 6:07 (down), 6:01 (down), 6:48 (up).  1 mile cooldown walk w/ dogs, & stretching.

Breezy and cool.  Really didn't feel like running today.  Even after I got going, just wasn't feeling it today.  Managed a decent run despite all that.  Had to stop at mile 11 for a pit-stop, so the 2nd hard mile was probably faster than it would've been without the break.  Last mile was just hard....glad to be done.

LM warmup, 6 miles in 46:22, 7:43/mi, HR 149, w/ 12 x 12 sec Hill Sprints at mile 3 hill.  1 mile cooldown walk w/ dogs & stretching.

Rainy & breezy (50F).  Still feeling tired and lacking energy.  Sprints strong but uninspired.  Last 3 miles legs were tired from the sprints.  Walking the dogs in the rain wasn't so much fun either, but they needed the exercise.

LM warmup, 10.68 miles in 1:17:21, 7:14/mi, HR 156, w/ 2 mile warmup, 2 x Strides/Drills, 5 x 2K @ 10K effort in 7:57 (up - 6:25/mi), 8:15 (up - 6:39/mi), 7:50 (up & down - 6:19/mi), 7:18 (down - 5:53/mi), 7:24 (down - 5:58/mi), 6:15/mi average, 2 mile cooldown, & stretching.

Rainy (44F).   Dreading today's workout....just feeling a bit tired and lacking energy.  After a nice 2 mile warmup, the rain started again, not helping the motivation at all.  Fortunately, I used all my jedi mind tricks to get thru the first 2 repeats....after that, I was soaked thru and O2 deprived, so no energy to give to those negative thoughts.  Couldn't feel the legs much since I'd worn shorts & they were numb from the cold rain.  Uphill repeats were really tough.....10K pace is ~ 6:10/mi, so with the hills added in, a 6:15/mi average is pretty good.  One of the hardest workouts I've done in a long time, befitting peak week.

10 miles in 1:17:06, 7:42/mi, HR 145, 1.25 mile cooldown walk w/ dogs, & stretching.

Cool (45F) but dry (finally).  Other than overall tiredness and yet another emergency pit-stop partway thru the run, nothing special.

LM warmup, 6 miles in 46:23, 7:44/mi, HR 146, 1 mile cooldown walk w/ dogs, & stretching.

Breezy but dry (46F).  Still tired.  Strong hill sprints today, best in a while.

LM warmup, 13.55 miles in 1:37:18, 7:10/mi, HR 160, with 2 miles warmup, 2 x Strides/Drills, 3 x 5K @ HM in 21:32 (6:57/mi - uphill), 20:25 (6:35/mi - 1/3 up, 1/3 flat, 1/3 down), and 19:21 (6:14/mi - downhill), & 2 miles cooldown.  Average pace for repeats was 6:35/mi.  Followed up with 1 mile cooldown walk w/ dogs & stretching.

Some scattered rain drops but mostly dry and cool (45F).  No desire to go running today, much less a 3 x 5K HM paced workout, but this is peak week so I guess I'm not supposed to feel like doing it by this point.   First 5K felt surprisingly good, even while headed uphill.....got more difficult towards the end (as the grade gradually increased) but I think the faster 10K paced repeats earlier in the week helped to make this seem easy(-ier).  Second repeat was a bit more difficult...probably the last uphill mile on top of the 3 previous uphill miles took their toll....but a good pace overall.  Last 3 I was tired and fought not to fade, mostly dealing with leg tiring issues, not really breathing issues.  Glad I ran this workout.....very difficult, especially after Tuesday's 5 x 2K @ 10K pace workout, so I think this gives me a good confidence boost that I'm ready to race next weekend.  I think given the hilly nature of the course and the last few workouts, I'm probably looking at the 1:25-1:26 range, so probably no PR, but this isn't really a PR type course.  Now it's time to enter taper week and get some rest. 

LM warmup, 4 miles in 29:52, 7:28/mi, HR 148, 2.5 mile brisk walk w/ dogs, & stretching.

Cool & breezy but still dry (44F).  Felt pretty decent today.  Dogs were raring to go for their walk, their longest yet.  Now back to stoke the fire.