AM: Flourtown Temp Loop - 14.5 miles, averaged 7:20 w/ 8-mile AT Tempo (6:29 average)
Warmed up 3.5 with light strides, shed my shirt and got into it. Not much of a change in effort from mile 2-3 but the pace started dropping (probably because my legs got stretched out). My legs are pretty beat so this was a good workout. Cooled down 3 miles.
6:40, 6:38, 6:29, 6:28, 6:28, 6:26, 6:27, 6:20
Spanned the 60 degree range for the workout. If the high for Philly is 60+ it will be a heat wave. Effort was not easy breezy, but on par with what I usually do for this workout. Cooling down 300+ feet of gain isn't always fun but you get a good butt workout.
My shifting loyalty is going toward Saucony. I've never had a shoe so versatile as the Kinvara 5. Any shoe I can do long runs, recovery runs, tempo runs, and the occasional impromptu track workout gets 5 stars from me because I am very particular about my shoes.
PM: Neighborhood loop - 5 miles, averaged 8:13
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