AM - 20.1 Junction and Wendy's. Up earlier than human beings should be (but unfortunately this isn't the 1st time I've been up this early running). On the way out to the Junction, it was very dark, but my eyes had adjusted a bit, and I was running by the lines of the road. Then a cement truck came and didn't look like it wanted to move, so I stepped off the road. Of course, he turned on his brights - why do all cars insist on doing this? - so now I was completely blind. Then he honked. Instinctively, I looked up so as to see what was going on and BAM! I nailed a reflector-pole that had been bent over by a car - right on my shin. It sent me crashing to the ground. What are the odds? The elements could not have added up worse. So I continued on trying to ignore the fact that my leg felt as if it had been chopped off by a hack saw. I had decided I wanted to do 3 sets of 2 miles at MP. So when I hit the junction I did the first. First mile was a little slow, but not bad for still waking up and just getting into a quicker pace - 6:00; then the second came down to 5:48 - including .2 up a hill at the end. So I felt good about it. Hit a water and gu stop at 10 and then continued. Next set I was feeling pretty sore and fatigued now. This set was along Twin Lakes in Middleton. I only hit them in 6:20's. Things just weren't flowing right. By the time I needed to hit the 3rd set, I could barely move. Unfortunately the 6:40's I hit were quite the increase in pace by that time. Then I limped home. (Paramount 96) I think I have figured out the Paramounts and why my feet and legs killed by the middle of this run. The Paramounts feel good up to 10, but after every step becomes more and more painful.
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