Solid run today. I slacked off a little and didn't run until 11:30 but that made for perfect weather so I'm glad I didn't run earlier. I ran 7 miles around the desperate housewives loop to Tualatin HS, then ran 1 loop around the xc course before starting my tempo portion of the run. Backing up....there was a 5K this morning but I missed the early sign up so if I ran it would have cost $30. I decided to save my $ and try for a solid race-type workout instead. I decided on 4x1600m repeats with 400m (2 min) rest in between. My goal pace was around 5:45 but when I came through the first at exactly 5:20, I quickly adjusted. The first mile felt EZ so if I could hit the next 3 the same, I'd be happy. 2nd mile in 5:18 and 3rd in 5:13. Final mile felt great and I was really surprised when I crossed the line in 5:02. Finished off the run with 3 easy miles home. | 