8 easy on ss trails at Wildwood lake with a bunch of short strides thrown in randomly.8:30 AP PM - After running 100 miles in the last 10 days at a 'slower' pace, I was afraid I might forget how to run faster ... so I went out in the wind and rain to run a few faster miles. No warmup, just jumped right into it & legs felt pretty good, so at the 1 mile mark, I decided to make it a 5k effort ... without going overboard & putting forth race effort. Ran a 20:30 5k with splits of 7:04, 6:29, 6:23, & 5:49 pace for the last tenth. Considering my 5k pr a year ago was 21:07, I was pretty pleased with this effort after my highest mileage month ... and I feel a little better that I have not forgotten how to run faster! Did a half mile cool down ... I don't do it that often, but it is always refreshing to run in the rain followed by a hot shower!
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