Sasha and I ran a 5 mile tempo today (10 miles total for the run) and we kept the first 4 miles fairly easy, followed by a 5th mile at what should be about a 10k effort for me. The goal splits were supposed to be 5:55, 5:48, 5:44, 5:38, 5:08. Actual splits were 5:55, 5:47, 5:42, 5:36, 5:09. The last mile would have been dead on, but I thought I heard Sasha ask me to slow down, when he actually was telling me to go, because he couldn't hold the pace anymore. So, the third quarter was slow and I didn't quite make up the difference in the last quarter. The other miles were all pretty good pace wise.
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