6 miles in the morning.
11 miles in the afternoon.
It was a "steamy" 16 degrees this morning on the run. The legs never really got warmed up but that happens when the weather is nice and chilly. I got home and was pretty tired but knew I needed to get a good tempo run in. The route was fairly flat with a little bit of uphill. My first two mile splits were: 6:29 and 6:05 for a warmup. I then wanted to hit the next few miles all under 6:00/mile pace. Here are the splits for the next 8 miles: 5:56, 5:54, 5:46, 5:55, 5:50, 5:48, 5:55, and 5:56. My last mile was 6:00/mile pace and slightly uphill so I was very happy with the finish. The overall pace for the run was 5:57/mile. This was a nice tempo run for me and I was happy to get it in. Everything felt relaxed and in control today. | 