8.55 mi, 1:05:58, 7:43 avg
After Tuesday's partially failed intervals, I only ran 1.8 miles yesterday and that was mainly for the sake of Stella. My legs were dead and felt like they needed a break. I had thought about doing an evening run after work but the boys first track meet turned out to be a big one (26 schools), so it didn't finish until almost midnight. Andy did one of the first events (long jump and a 4x800m relay), Thomas was running the 800m which was toward the end, and then Andy volunteered to fill in on the 4x400m relay for a no show. So, as it kept on getting later and later I was not sure I'd be able to run a tempo run this morning.
But, after only about 4 1/2 hours of sleep I felt good enough to try.
5 miles at sub-7:00 pace was the goal. I made the average although one of the miles was 7:01 (although that pace is questionable because there seems to be a GPS dead spot on part (lots of tall trees) where my pace always slows for no real reason. There was even a bit of wind, but due to where I started, most of it would be a tailwind.
Splits: 6:54, 6:43, 7:01, 6:45, 6:35 (about 6:48 average)
Was feeling motivated from watching the boys run their hardest. Andy shaved some time off of his 800m PR down to a 2:27. Thomas PRd in his debut 800m with a 2:25. Then Andy PRd (although he hasn't done many) at the 400m with 1:02. Was glad the spot opened up for him, he's always willing to jump in.
Wore my brand new bright orange GoMeb Speed3
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