Buttsweat Towel© season has begun

8:17 pace

8 miles on a windy Abilene morning.  My first run back just wouldn't have been right without a steady 20+ mph south wind blowing...good to be home.  7:54 avg.

Wind out of the north, 25-35 mph today.  Yuck.  I decided to run an out-and-back with the first 7 mostly headwind, and the last 7 mostly tailwind.

Splits going out were 8:11, 8:18, 8:36, 8:43, 8:30, 8:14, 8:31.  Then 7:26, 7:19, 7:21, 7:21, 7:26, 7:33, 7:39.  AP 7:56.

I guess with the ridiculous wind it was ok (some of the headwind legs were almost comical when the big gusts hit), but I was actually falling apart a bit the last couple miles, which I don't think should've happened.  Oh well, I think I just need to get used to not running in perfect conditions anymore.

That was my last tough workout so I'm just hoping I did enough...we'll see!

8:24 pace.  Feeling a little slow/sluggish and out of sorts the last few days of running.  Hopefully just some of that "taper madness."

5 easy, 2 fast (6:59, 6:57), then a short cooldown.  8:02 AP.  Still very slow and sluggish.  The 2 fast miles felt awful, way worse than they should've.  Could be the different diet, routine, etc, but I hope I'm back to normal soon!

Good news is Houston weather is looking pretty nice on the extended forecast so far.  Overnight low in the low-40s for the start and 6 mph winds.  Those are basically the same conditions I've been running in the past couple months.