Buttsweat Towel© season has begun

67F, 85%.  7:12 AP.  Kinda quick on the way back.  I'm too lazy to look but I think I logged a few MP miles toward the end.  Let's call it 3...

AM:  66F, 84%.  7 @ 8:05 AP.  Another good thing about getting some daylight for my morning runs is that I can run in the grass and dirt alongside the paved trail without worrying (as much) about tripping.  Finished with a couple strides...3k pace tomorrow at the track!

PM:  Yesss - 4 more on the TM, with some extended strides @ 3k pace.  I didn't think this one would happen but the workshop I was in was wrapping up about an hour early -- the exact amount of time I needed.  Then people kept talking, putting in their two cents here and there.  I was trying to will them to be quiet so I could leave, and eventually they stopped and the meeting broke.  I'm glad they couldn't see my thought bubbles: "Shut up!  Keep your opinions to yourself, I gotta go!"

AM:  67F, 84%, SSW 12 mph.  Today was 5 x 800 @ 3k pace, 2 min rest.  It's always a question mark for me when deciding how fast to start out.  Here's what I considered:

2:43 - McMillan 3k pace (based on HM time).  No way I'm there.

2:46 - the fastest I've ever done this workout - it was cooler, less windy, and I was in peak shape.  Nah.

2:52 - 5k pace - this would be too slow; 5k is a different workout.

I decided to aim between the last two and it was the correct target for today.  I averaged 2:48.6:  (2:48.4, 2:48.2, 2:48.1, 2:49.0, 2:49.5).  So maybe after 4+ years, I'm finally starting to understand all the considerations that go into a properly paced interval workout.  That will be the key this summer.  Normally I have a really high percentage of Workout Fails the hotter it gets.  Today was relatively cool, so in future workouts I just gotta remember to add it all up like I did today and it should come out right.

PM: 4 on the TM, included 6 x 45s hill sprints (4-5% @ 10 mph).  About 3/4 mile in total.

AM:  71F, 78%.  6 @ 8:29 AP.  Legs wanted to go slower today.

PM:  4 ez on the TM, but sprinkled in 4 x 0.25 on/off @ HMP.  Like I said, gotta have something to keep me interested on that thing.  Who knows, maybe I get some tiny benefits from keeping the legs moving a little on these PM runs.

72F, 84%.  7:43 AP.  Kept it easy today and pushed my HMP workout to Saturday.  We'll be in Longview for my niece's HS graduation, and the temp and DP are both about 5 degrees lower there.  So, yeah, rescheduled everything for the sake of 5 degrees.  That's how I roll.

72F, 91%.  8:14 AP.  A little rain, felt good.

69F, 92%.  A little steamier than predicted, but I drove up to the track in Longview for 4 x 2400m @ HMP, 400m active recoveries.  Same field they had the HS graduation on last night, and for repeats 1 and 4 there was a tractor and trailer (cleanup crew) covering the first 4 lanes so I got a little bonus mileage on those, running wide on one of the straightaways.  Average repeat was 9:27 (about 6:20 pace, which is very close to HMP).  Individual reps were 9:29, 9:34, 9:29, 9:17.

Pretty good given the humidity, and direct sun for a lot of it. This is probably the first workout I'll be moving to the treadmill when it gets hotter.  Legs just lose all their oomph...