40F, NW 21-31 mph. Today was supposed to be 15 @ MP but didn't go quite as planned. Kind of a miserable run all around. The wind seemed to be equally bad going north or west, so I picked a 2-mile stretch and did out and backs, so I'd only have to deal with the headwind 2 miles at a time. I've been feeling "off" the last few days and unfortunately that continued into today. After the second mile, I knew I didn't have my A-game and started to think of modifications. I came up with a 2 x 7 mile @ MP effort, with an easy mile inbetween. That let me jog the toughest mile on one of the out-and-backs.
The 4-mile pattern was Downhill+tailwind, uphill+tailwind, downhill+headwind, uphill+headwind.
First set - 6:40 AP (6:29, 6:38, 6:40, 6:54, 6:31, 6:35, 6:55)
(8:09)
Second set - 6:51 AP (6:36, 6:46, 7:12, 7:13, 6:28, 6:47, 6:53)
Obviously not good, although the wind was truly brutal, especially in the second set. I could tell I was still not running well though. Even the tailwind miles felt forced. The last few MP workouts, 6:40 has been feeling easy/smooth (like MP should feel), and today it was a little frantic. Hopefully it's a fleeting thing and I won't have to dial anything back. Kind of in a training rut right now... | 
