12 Mile run with 5 mile tempo run. This was suppose to be a 10 mile run but I'm not sure if I'll be able to get in a 4 mile recovery today since we are doing 5th of July celebrations today. This was really one of the first non-treadmill tempo runs I have done, started out doing my normal Traverse Mountain trail loop, then at 4 miles when I hit the Bull River trail I started my Tempo out around Smiths and back, My splits looked like this. 6:12.46, 6:18.53, 6:17.55, 6:06.50, 6:06.84. I felt like this was pretty good since the trail is part dirt and gravel with a little bit of up and down roll to it. I know I have done tempos faster on the treadmill, but they really don't compare. Coming back was a little fast due to slight downhill, and a tailwind out of the canyon. I am trying to get my Threshold miles down to between 5:30 - 6:00, I think I need to find a flatter non dirt road next time.
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