AM: 68F, 87%. 7 mi total. I woke up and saw the arctic-like conditions, and got excited. Not one to look a gifthorse in the mouth (and still rested from the cancelled track meet), I moved tomorrow's 3k workout to today. Correct move. I went back to the last time I did this workout and figured I should improve since the conditions were about the same. Warmup felt great, which is unusual. The first rep (usually the slowest) was already under my average for last time, and it felt like a joke, which is crazy. 5 x 800 @ 3k, 2 min rest.
I averaged 2:42.7. Splits were 2:46.6, 2:43.9, 2:43.5, 2:43.0, 2:36.6.
After the second one, I was pretty sure I'd PR the workout (old avg PR was 2:46). The next number on my mind was my actual McMillan 3k pace -- 2:43. I knew I had to really go on the last rep to get it, but I managed a fast one which was enough to bring the average down.
Very encouraging. I suspected my fitness level was good, but it's always so hard to tell in the summer months, since you can't push as hard. Fortunately we had this random icy-cold morning. This will help motivate me -- the work I'm doing is indeed helping, even if I don't hit these paces again for awhile.
PM: 4 on the TM. Ate a huge lunch, so I was happy just doing 4 x 1/4 mile on/off (9.5/7.0) to lock in some muscle memory for Thursday's HMP workout.
I looked up the nutritional info for my Carl's Jr lunch: 2230 calories, including 121g of fat. The fat is especially cool - equivalent to over a quarter pound of pure lard. Yeah, Americaaaa!
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