Threshold run in Balboa Park. Target was 6 miles at goal half marathon pace (6:50). Didn't hit a single mile at this pace.
1 - 6:54
2 - 7:08
3 - 7:11
4 - 7:04
5 - 7:18
6 - 7:03
Reasons?
1 - Not well fueled and tired. Planned to run in a.m. before work but could not get out of bed (was up at 2:15 PDT day before to catch early flight from NY to SD - which is a 6 hour flight) So instead planned to run at noon. But two conference calls got scheduled - so couldn't run until 2:30. Didn't time the run/food thing right.
2 - Legs are still wrecked from Sunday's trail race. Legs aren't that sore any more, so I thought they would be okay on this run. But they are still fatigued.
3 - Windy today.
4 - Hilly in the park. Almost 700 feet of climb in this threshold run. I don't normally do key workouts here for this reason.
And possibly 5 - I've had to miss a lot of runs in Febraury, March, and April due to work travel and work deadlines. I've only managed 20 miles most week. I might have to revise my goal pace from 6:50 to 7:00...
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