AM - 13.5 miles. 4 mi warmup, 25 x 400m in 70.8 seconds average (55-60 seconds active rest), 3.5 mi cooldown. Splits: 70.0, 68.9, 69.8, 70.4, 71.3, 69.8, 70.1, 71.0, 71.3, 71.1, 71.6, 71.0, 71.3, 71.0, 71.4, 71.5, 71.1, 71.4, 70.9, 71.2, 71.3, 71.2, 70.9, 71.0, 70.2. I had to go out to the Univ of Utah Medical Center at Daybreak for work this morning, so I figured if I was going to drive all the way out there, I might as well do my workout at the Olympic Oval. I've run there once before (last March on a morning where everything was covered in ice), and the one thing I know about this track is that if you hammer, your legs will feel like you ran a downhill race. Quarters seemed like the best idea for getting in some quality work without beating myself up on that track. I was looking to average under 72s... after the first seven reps I found my rhythm and then it just became a VERY LONG game of "let's see how close I can get to 71-flat w/out looking at my watch." Felt pretty good and like I could have dropped them down quite a bit in the last 1/3 of the workout, but like I said, that track is hard and I'd regret that tomorrow. Really not a hard workout for me at that pace, more of a mental challenge..."8 down, 17 to go!" After that session, then going to Daybreak, and then driving back up to Huntsman... I am starving!!! PM - 30 minutes of pool running w/ Andrea + hot tub + a good amount of stretching (for me). I love when bad weather corresponds w/ a scheduled afternoon off. Makes it a lot easier to follow through on the plan.
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