47F, SSE 13 mph, foggy. 7:03 AP. Bit of a breakthrough today. 5 mile warmup, 10 @ MP, 2 cooldown. Felt yucky and slow during the warmup so I was not expecting good things but when I started the workout I quickly realized it was going to be good.
10 MP miles - 6:31.6 AP. Splits were 6:31, 6:39, 6:35, 6:31, 6:36, 6:36, 6:21, 6:31, 6:27, 6:28.
Yesss. I've done 10 @ MP a lot, and this time (65:16) was just over 2 minutes faster than I've ever done this workout. This equates to about a 5 minute improvement over a marathon (2:55). The other metric is that I usually run the race 5-10 seconds/mile slower than this workout. Another indicator for 2:55. Even the uphill miles were sub-2:55 pace, and the best thing is that I finished on a nice even keel and felt like I could have kept going for awhile longer.
I'm starting to think I under-valued my Houston performance in the wind and rain. Either that or it just launched me to the next level. I think the most important thing for me right now is to not jump the gun with my training and start running TOO hard. This 2-stress-days-per-week is working well for me right now, especially when I keep my easy days really easy like I've been doing. | 
