I ran 8.5 miles total today, 6.75 miles of which were tempo miles. It was horribly windy today, so the first uphill tempo took way too much effort. I ran the 2.75 mile in 15:38 (a slow time for this route). I ran 1.75 miles at about 7:00 pace between this and my next tempo run. I then ran the 3.5 mile tempo in 17:46, averaging to a 5:05 mile pace. I was happy with this effort, especially since I did not feel like I overstrained myself to hit this pace. As for the wind, I hate it!!! On the first tempo run, it felt like I were really hammering and I was barely moving. Being as light as I am does not help either. If I were to have jumped, I might have just taken off like a kite. If this Thanksgiving 5k is windy, I might just stop and walk. | 