PM: 13 miles on the treadmill, averaged 7:58. HR 155.
8-Mile Aerobic Builder + 1 Mile Hard
I planned to do 2 x 4 miles slightly harder than last week, but told myself if I felt decent I would just continue straight through. Mostly just trying to get a decent amount of quality aerobic miles and if I need a little recovery it just adds to the volume. Started at 8.0 and worked down to 8.7, increasing .1 each mile. Took a long jog and did 1 mile hard. Averaged 7:11, HR 165
7:30, 7:24, 7:19, 7:14, 7:09, 7:03, 6:58, 6:54 + 6:19
I solid during the workout. The last 2-3 miles had me thinking about maybe just holding pace, but I pushed through. HR was getting into half marathon range by the end of it, which is not atypical for this kind of workout. I took a full mile job before the faster mile. I was starting to work into the half mile and by three quarters I was wondering if I could hold it, but Megan and the boys came down and were playing so it was slightly hard to concentrate. Gutted it out, but it felt quite hard. HR was not bad, but I was breathing. This was a good bit faster than last week and the aerobic miles were more continuous and faster. The last three miles were what I did the first three mile repeats at the previous Monday.
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