AM/Early afternoon: LT Minutes Repeats: 3 x 15 Minutes w/ strict 3:15 recovery jogs. 15.5 miles, average 7:01. 4 mile warmup with ~.5 mile @ MP, 3.5 mile cool down.
Interval 1: 6:03 pace; 2.48 miles
Interval 2: 5:59 pace; 2.51 miles
Interval 3: 5:54 pace; 2.54 miles (5:59 overall average)
Went by effort on these until the final 4 minutes when I cheated. The overall pace stayed the same though. This is almost exactly the same workout I did 10 days before the Indy Monumental Half. It is harder than the Hanson Brothers even though it is a half mile less quality, but I never got to see it pay off because I was injured, but this workout suggests I am closing in on PR half shape if I am not already there. I want to run faster than that though. I am not fast enough to be satisfied with a few seconds here and there. 4 weeks should be enough time to lower the LT pace a few ticks. I am quite pleased with the effort on tird legs today.
Aside: Has anyone ever titled their blog "Darn it, Jim! I Am a Marathoner Not a Miler!"? Mine will never change, so maybe I will have to put a colon after my current one.
PM: North side - 4.25 miles, averaged 8:25
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