It was slushy and slippery this morning, so I ran a treadmill workout. It was hard. My goal is to work up to 6 x 5 minutes hard 3 minutes easy. I didn't quite make that today. I warmed up three miles and then ran 4 x 5 minutes hard/ 3 minutes easy. My paces were 5:45, 5:42, 5:39, and 5:36 for the hard, and 7:30 pace for the recovery. I probably could have done the fifth, but instead opted for 5 x 1 minute on/off at 5:32, 5:30, 5:27, 5:24, and 5:21 pace. Getting below 5:40 pace is pretty difficult, so hopefully this will feel a bit easier next time. I wanted off the treadmill so badly that I only cooled down until I hit 10 miles. This was tough. I think the most difficult part may be recovering at 7:30 pace.
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