Catching up on the blogging. Had a rough time with this 5 mile tempo. Warmed up just over 3 miles, then started in. Wanted a low 6:20something pace. Was 6:20something at the first .25 mark, then my back did this major pinch thing it does a couple of times a year. Bad timing. For 1/2 mile every time I tried to go below 6:40 it would hurt pretty bad. And I still had the rest of the tempo ahead. I kept trying, and was able to drop pace slowly after 1/2 mile of pain. Kind put me off skew, though, so an off workout. Splits were 6:37, 6:31, 6:26, 6:30, 6:18, 6:28 ave pace. So glad the Beck song, I don't know the name, but goes "Na, na, na, na, na, na, na", came on in the last mile. It has a great fast beat. I am glad I was finally get into a good gear, but not the overall pace I wanted. Back didn't hurt in the last 4 miles, though I was running gingerly. Also fine in the cool down, but as soon as I stopped it hurt. Hurt to get dressed, to bend down to put on shoes, to get in the car. So I got a big time massage today. Skipped my core workout. So sad to do that. Also inside of my left ankle tendon area ached in cool down.
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