The best pace is a suicide pace

first day back after two week break from track. No warm up, six mile run with Nathan. First mile was 6:28, than we held 7:20's pretty consistently. My knees hurt a little, but I think they'll be fine.

Today was pretty dumb. Didn't run yesterday or the day before because I had my wisdom teeth out. Went out planning 8 miles. I got halfway, and I felt good. I was like, "I can do more. So I added an extra block or two to my route. Added 3 miles. Average pace was 7:08, but most miles were 6:54-7:05. The average was higher because I died at the end, and my last mile was almost a minute slower. It's definitely time to get new shoes, my calves hurt like h*#k today. Short cool down and ice bath.

Another distance day. Ran with Aaron and Nathan by red fleet. Mile warmup, followed by stretches and an 8.5 mile run. The "fast" miles were actually mostly low 8/high 7, so not really that fast, but it was a hilly course. My calves were still killing me from yesterday, and the hills wore out my knees. Definitely need recovery days in the near future. 3 mile cooldown, followed by a dip in the cold lake to beat the heat.