AM/Lunch: 20.4 miles, averaged 7:21. HR 161.
14 Miles of Work in the Middle
Waited just a bit for the temp to get closer to freezing. Schedule was 20 w/ 14 steady. Warmed up 4 at a decent warmup clip for me. Averaged about 7:45 for first 4, then started at just under 7:30 and patiently worked my way down. Last 4 miles of work section: 6:58, 6:58, 6:55, 6:35. cooled down 2.4
14 miles @ 7:06 (HR 165)
Some of the miles were a bit steadier than steady, but I felt solid despite my cold.
Tested a handheld water bottle and some Maurten gels. All worked quite well. Legs were pretty loaded from this week's mileage but with no midweek workout I felt pretty good. That's the last significant long run of the buildup. I did okay rebuilding from September to October to now. Not really sure what happened from June to August, but I'm on the right track to getting some serious training going again.
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