3x2 miles at threshold pace. 11:48 (5:54), 11:46 (5:53), 11:32 (5:46) Pretty much a breakthrough workout for me. I didn't struggle at all. I can feel my left achilles and my right hamstring a bit now but during the workout they were fine. A 14:50 guy came out to do the workout with us and after walking through the first one in 11:15 he decided to make it his business to string me along. In the second one he let me pull us through 5:58 in mile one and then took the lead and pulled me to a 5:48. And then in the third rep he took the lead after the second lap which was already 5:45 pace and kept us about there. I kept thinking despite feeling relaxed that I might blow up. But it didn't happen and I felt like I could have done another 3 at 5:54 pace. One thing was that is was the first legitamately cold workouts of the season at 55 degrees. I hope that the half marathon is like that or even colder. If 5:54 is really my threshold then I should be able to do 6:10 pace for the half which would be high 1:20. And while I am dreaming big, 6:06 pace is sub 1:20. If I extend my speed fairly well and continue to see training benefits I just might be able to do that. But for now I need to focus on the 5k this weekend. While it is not a goal race of mine, it looks like I can PR, so I will shoot for about 17:15.
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