8.8@7:51 HR 161 bpm
Was thinking about doing 1.5 miles x 2 @5k pace, but opted for Garmin suggested workout which was 4 x 10 minutes at 7:40 pace, ended up doing more like a 7:20 pace. Pretty happy with the workout, warmup was not so slow and I did all 4 repeats with no stopping or slowing down other than the prescribed rests.
When shifting from the warmup into the first rep I seemed to lock into about a 7:20 pace instead of 7:40 pace. 10 minutes ends up being like a mile and then not quite half a mile like 0.38 or 0.39. For the first two reps I was doing the mile a little faster than slowing down slightly since I was ahead of pace. For the next two reps I did it the other way around, eased back on the pace through the first mile, then picked it up for the remainder.
Paces ended up being about 7:20, 7:19, 7:14, 7:13
Warm down was about 8:18 pace, 10 minutes. Felt easy running at that pace compared to the 7's for the workout.
I did struggle a little mentally during the 2nd and 3rd repeats. One of my shoelaces was flapping a little but I resisted the urge to stop and retie it.
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