AM - 17 miles. AT Tempo/Reps: 2 x 10K in 32:26, 32:28 w/ a half-mile easy in-between. Avg pace ~5:13/mile. Tempo loop. 3 up, 1.5 down.
Did the workout w/ Fritz and Nate, which once again made a big difference (ie. easier). Fritz did the first 5 and Nate did 4/2-2. Perfect weather again, we've really lucked out this fall.
Splits were 5:24, 5:14, 5:14, 5:10, 5:07, 5:08, 69 /// 5:13, 5:14, 5:15, 5:12, 5:11, 5:05, 77. Hit the 6 mile mark "earlier" (according to the watch, so obviously wrong) on the second rep, but finished in the same spot as the first one for consistency. Nate and I were moving pretty quick on that last quarter mile.
Workouts like these make it tempting to just say roll the dice and go out in 1:08:50... not necessarily in terms of the pace of the session, but when it correlates with a controlled effort and knowing you could throw in another 10K with no problem, its a good feeling. But... if I truly can run 1:08:59/1:08:59 (which realistically is a big stretch, even under absolutely ideal conditions), then I can also run 1:10/1:07:59. I'm sure I'll have enough days in the next two weeks where I don't feel this good and it will make the idea of going out in 1:10 seem like a no-brainer.
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