AM/Lunch: 17 miles, averaged 7:39. HR 156.
10-Mile Tempo @ Marathon Effort
69:16, averaged 6:56 @ 168 BPM
I thought given how I felt last weekend I would be able to run a bit faster, but my legs were tired and it was a good bit warmer than last week (not complaining). I'm also trying to not get caught up in split times week to week. In fact, in an entry from 2015 or 2016 I think Rob Murphy gave me some advice about comparing times week to week. I don't recall the exact wording, but the takeaway is not to get caught up in. I ran my effort and kept an eye on heart rate without being a slave to it. I am almost 100% certain my HRM was off last week as I have run enough by HR to know where it is at.
Started in the mid-160s, which feels about like marathon effort once you get the first miles under your belt. I had thought I might do 8 miles, jog, then do 2-3 x 1 mile, but I figured I would just do the last two miles to be consistent with last week. And I wasn't sure I could move too much faster (I planned on the mile repeats being something like 6:35, 6:25, 6:18).
Splits were good, but I kept an eye on them: 7:07, 6:56, 6:55, 6:56, 6:56, 6:54, 6:58, 6:52, 6:54, 6:50. Avg HR 168
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