I met up with Andy. We looped from my house to LPT, east on Farmington State Street to Freedom Hills. I had quick drink, and we tackled the switchbacks 4x. It was tough; 270' of climb in .5 miles. The final 3 miles were considerably more challenging than usual. Total climb for the run was 2800'. I may have crossed the line between fitness deposit into withdrawal territory today. It was a good thing to have Andy along; sharing the mental fatigue makes a huge difference. Total time was 2:24, we did 8 minute pace on the flat stuff, much slower on the switchbacks. In hindsight, I wish I wore my heartrate monitor. Other than the workout, it was a perfect morning; cold, but not too cold, with sunshine and blue skies.
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