Morning run on Beach Drive with Mike and Henry, I took off for Seattle immediately after (actually, I stood on the running course and watched the USS Ohio submarine leave Sinclair Inlet, which was really cool, then I left for Seattle). So now I'm getting around to the post. I had planned to go a little further, but I thought I'd do the miles then add a few. But we turned it into a good tempo workout, which was probably smart two weeks out. Henry was pushing the pace early, but on the return I decided to drop the hammer and push on those guys. My left foot was a little gimpy on the first three, something's off in it right now. It's almost like a stress fracture, occassionally when I take an awkward step there will be this pain that feels structural. It's not real intense or constant, but it says something isn't right. But after warming up it went away, and I'll just watch it now. Anyway, the first four were just seconds over 7/min pace, then we dropped down to a 6:46. We eased up a bit (uphill, slightly) to 7:22, turned around and came back with a 6:57, 6:50, 6:54, 6:23 (that's me pushing), and then eased up a bit for two just over 7. If we hold that pace in two weeks at Rock 'n Roll, I'll be pleased. 1:24:21.
Then I went and played golf. The pace was nowhere close to comparable. supernova glide -- 268
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