AM: 13.5 miles with a 6 mile tempo in the middle at MP effort as a progressive run with Jeff, Darek, and John. Goal was to give relatively little effort but still be working. I was barely breathing for the first 4.9 miles of it. Then, for some reason, the watch jumped to a slower pace quickly between 4.9-5mi even though my pace didn't change, and then when I started pushing for the final interval, I was struggling to get it under 5:45 which makes no sense. How can it feel like a meandering jog at 5:49, then feel like fire at a 5:43?
Progressive mile splits- 6:36, 6:13, 6:04, 5:49, 5:48, 5:43 (I'm calling shenanigans on the last two splits, but whatever, it's all about effort.)
I feel overall pretty good for my second to last 'long run'. This watch is on its last legs it seems. My heart rate is showing a max of 209 (194 avg) during the third mile and then a max of 168 (164 avg) on the last one where my effort/heartrate actually escalated. I usually live by the heartrate on my watch during the marathon, so this is a bit concerning. I know wrist isn't super accurate, but it's generally close enough that I find it useful- especially in long races.
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