57F, NE 10 mph. Happy Easter, everyone. This was my last long MP run for this training cycle. I had yet to try a tempo run here at my Oklahoma home - it's pretty hilly here, with basically no flat stretches, so I wasn't sure how it would go. 10 easy, followed by 12 MP.
10 easy - 7:30 AP.
12 MP - 6:45 AP. Splits were 7:01, 6:50, 6:44, 6:42, 6:46, 6:52, 6:44, 6:44, 6:44, 6:47, 6:34, 6:30.
22 total - 7:05 AP.
Frantic. That would be the word to describe this run. I'd push hard uphill to avoid losing too much time, then have to sprint downhill to make up for lost time, then repeat. So I never got into a groove with it, it was like a 12-mile sprint, but it was still a success. OKC won't be this hilly, so I think I'm in good shape. I unwittingly picked a route with 4 miles of gravel, rocky roads. Here are the rocks I had to pry out of my A5's after my run:
The holes in the bottom of the sole work great keeping your feet dry when it's raining, but it comes at a cost!
And so ends a 5-week, 400+ mile blitz. I'm not that much faster now than I was before Houston, but I just need a 71-second PR on a slightly tougher course. No eye-popping workouts this time, just lots of miles. We'll see if it was enough! | 
