It was another awesome day (62) and sunny with some wind. Today I planned on doing Yasso's 800s. I was shooting for 10 x 800 at around 3:00 each. I gave up on the track since the weather is so nice all the kids are out running around and it was impossible to run. I measured off a 1/2 mile on the road and just ran back and forth. It was pretty windy and one direction was into the wind and the other way was with the wind. All the odd ones were into the wind. I did a two mile warmup and I could tell by the warmup that it was not going to be the best day. For the last few days my legs have just felt like lead and there is no energy in them. Not sure if it is adjusting to more mileage or what. After the warmup I went ahead and then did the 800's in: 1st - 3:02 2nd - 3:01 3rd - 3:00 4th - 2:58 5th - 3:01 6th - 3:00 7th - 3:04 8th - 3:02 I was really struggling on the 7th and 8th so decided to call it quits. The combination on not feeling the best and the wind got me. Overall I am very happy with the workout because after the first couple I really felt like calling it off and not doing the workout. I am glad that I pushed myself and got in the workout. It has been about a week since my legs felt fresh and good so I am looking forward to ones of those days where it all clicks.
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