Walked .4 (5 min) then stretched, then drove into Provo, so that Sasha and Jeff could pace me for a 5 mile time trial. I was thinking based of the Tuesday workout, which was supposed to be steady state, but I ran a little too fast (6 mile tempo at 6:25), that I could do 5 @ 6:15 pace. Planning a 5 mile time trial is like prepping for torture. None of the glory of a race, you don't get quite psyched up like a race, but you are supposed to perform like its a race. We did it on a 1.5 mile stretch of the river trail that has quarter mile marks, so there were 3 180's in the time trial, not ideal, but the splits were very helpful. 1 - 6:11, started out with a 94, then 90, then settled into 93's 2 - 6:16, already getting hard 3 - 6:12, at 2.25, I thought I was at 2.5 so it stunk to get to 2.5 and find out I wasn't over half way, I was just barely half way, Sasha was already requesting lots of fives, so I would surge to him, then he'd instruct me to stay on his shoulder, I would obey for a scant 5-10 seconds then slowly fall back. It is so hard to keep my mind instead of my body in charge. Or maybe its my mind saying to go slower, but my body is able. I am not sure which is the one that wants to quit, but each of these workouts are practicing hanging tough 4 - 6:10, getting harder, counting down the quarters 5 - 6:07, aaaahhh! So hard, I would surge to give Sasha five, I would feel failure in the bod, I also had to hit the bushes bad, but hung in there, envisioned my placement on the track (1000 to go, 600 to go), kicked at the end 30:56 per my watch and Sasha's watch, so 6:11 pace. I feel like I am out of practice with how to workout. Per my splits, it doesn't look like I was struggling, but it was a fight. I am very grateful to Jeff and Sasha for planning their workout around mine. I couldn't have done this without their help. They took off for a mile at 5:18, I think after my 5 miles were up. Will do core later.
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