morning - 13.25 Sullivan. Slept in and enjoyed a morning with the family. Got out a bit later with both dogs. Twix was horrid, so I only took them 1 mile. Dropped them off and then went to Sullivan via the Parkway in reverse. The whole run was windy, cold and super rainy. Did three miles of progression before the tempo. Went 6:22, 6:10 and 5:51. Then started the normal tempo loop and went 5:37 for the first two miles into a pretty hard headwind. Then up the dam hill in 5:51 and 5:47 - wind must have been at my back helping (though you can't ever tell for some reason), but I also just felt strong today. Finished with 5:36 and 5:34 back down the river into the headwind again. Best tempo I've had on this loop. Felt pretty good after a super easy week and I think I may be getting in shape a little. The run with Hayden last week helped push me into that a bit more. (Adios 299.75) Good recovery week. Goals for next week: get back going a bit. I think having my mileage settle around 80-90 would be great through the track season (obviously some weeks will just be too busy and will be lower). See if I can keep making progress on this dang achilles. | 