7:33 avg.
I hadn't done a sustained tempo in 4 weeks so I figured it was about that time. Plan was 6 easy, then 5 fast - the first time I've tried to string together 5 tempo miles in a row. My target for the fast miles was 7:00-7:10.
6 easy miles: 8:04 avg pace. I kinda get psyched up mentally before a tough workout and end up doing my warmup miles too fast, but oh well.
5 tempo miles: 6:54 avg! Splits were 7:05, 6:55, 6:51, 6:55, 6:45.
Pretty motivating workout for me, there have definitely been some fitness improvement spurts going on the past couple weeks. After backing off in tempo mile 1 to hit my target, I decided to let myself run whatever felt right after that. I hit that threshold point right around the end of mile 3 and it went from feeling great to feeling tough in about a 60-second span. I pushed through the weakening legs though, to hold the pace for the last 2 uncomfortable miles. Mental victory! That's the most important kind for a dummy like me. | 
