AM - 10 miles. 6 x 1000m (60s recovery) in 3:04 average. Splits - 3:06, 3:05, 3:04, 3:04, 3:03, 3:03. HHS track. 3 up, 3 down.
PM - 8 miles. 6 mile AT Tempo in 32:20 (5:23/mile). Splits - 5:22, 5:27, 5:26, 5:24, 5:21, 5:20. Tempo loop. 1 up, 1 down.
Original goal for the morning session was 2:55 off 90s recovery, although that plan was scrapped after the first lap. I'm happy to have gotten in some substance today, but this is the nail in the coffin in terms of racing on the track in June. Luckily those flights were booked on Southwest and can easily be used for other trips/races. I promise that I'll quit exuding negative vibes now that I've made that decision and won't change my mind again! I shouldn't have gotten greedy after Indianapolis in the first place, and just stuck with the original plan. If anything, I'm disappointed in myself because I feel like I let Bam down by going semi-rogue these last couple weeks after he spent so much time creating and modifying workouts for me this year. We wanted to get through the winter ready to run 10 miles in 50 minutes in April without beating myself up from too many miles / long runs, but instead use some different types of workouts where I could step it up from that point forward. We pretty much nailed that first goal and I was exactly where I wanted to be. I admittedly tanked after that. No where in the training plan did it say - lose your confidence and become a mental basket case, quit doing ancillary / gym / physical therapy work, gain back all the weight you lost, and jack up your mileage for no specific reason! All that stuff is on me. By no means did I completely ruin my chances to run fast this spring. I got off track a little bit, which happens to everyone from time to time. You just have to get back up and keep running...
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