Another Tempo Tuesday, another unofficial PR. Weather was ideal (which apparently is critical for me) at 35F, 3-5 mph winds. Plan was for 4 easy, 6 fast, but I decided to turn on the jets for another minute or so to see what the 10K would be.
4 warmup miles at about 8:02 AP. Then a 10K in 42:07 (6:47 AP). Splits were 7:09, 6:53, 6:45, 6:49, 6:43, 6:34, 1:14 for 0.21 (5:54 pace). So a pretty fierce finish!
AP for the run 7:16.
So, a couple things this run helped me realize: 1) sub-43 is a dumb goal for my 10K in April. 2) a 1:35 (7:15 pace) should be pretty easily attainable in 2-1/2 weeks at the HM. I mean I was on pace on this 10-mile run that included 4 warmup miles, and a couple of the tempo miles today were on dirt roads. So I feel good about hitting that goal now unless it's hot at the race in Longview, in which case I will melt down as I usually do in the heat.
Now I'm all antsy to get out and do some racing. | 
