AM: Cool and dry inside the gym. 8 mi total. On the TM today, I did 5 x 0.75 mi @ 5k, with 0.25 mi recoveries. 3 mile w/u, then I started the reps, going a little faster each time (10.0, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, then 10.5 w/ last quarter @ 11.0). So, a 4:30 (6:00 pace) for the first rep, down to a 4:13 (5:38 pace) for the last rep (AP for all reps was 5:49). I did the recoveries at 6.7 mph, about 9-min pace.
I was working pretty hard, don't get me wrong, but I just didn't get that wasted, lung-burned feeling like you do after a brutal track session. I guess it is like having a 10 mph tailwind the whole time though. Kind of unsatisfying...it's just not quite the same. But pulling the plug on the second rep outside on the track would've been much more unsatisfying, so I'll take this any day.
PM: 4 on the TM with some short, hard uphill efforts.
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