34F. 6:53 AP. Ended up doing 8 @ MP today. It went ok, I guess. A "meh" workout if ever there was one. I think I let my imagination get the best of me yesterday; I pictured myself effortlessly gliding along at 6:30 pace, which didn't happen. Achilles felt pretty good in the racing flats today though, so I think I dodged that bullet.
8 MP @ 6:34 AP - (6:31, 6:35, 6:29, 6:38, 6:37, 6:34, 6:44 [heartbreak], 6:25).
Felt harder than MP...I don't know, I haven't been quite able to recapture that feeling of my first 2 long MP runs of the cycle that were quicker AND with less effort. I do realize this is still kind of end-of-cycle, and my legs will have more pop in 10 days.
If anything, maybe this was a good slap on the wrist that will keep me from going out like a maniac in the first half of the race. I'm thinking 1:27:00 for the first half right now, since it's easier than the 2nd half. That way, if I have a great day, sub-2:55 is definitely in play. If it's not my day, and I have to limp in with a 1:30-31, it's still a sub-3 and a PR.
Now I can focus on what really matters - obsessing over all the weather websites for the next 10 days. | 
