Buttsweat Towel© season has begun

45F.  7:10 AP.  Stayed out really late last night -- company holiday party.  I used the morning to try and recover (partied a little too hardy), but felt like crud as I started the run around noon.  The plan was to do the last 8 @ MP.  I made it about 5.5 with the paces all between 6:40-6:45, then just jogged it in.  The weird thing is I could have made it, I just really, really, didn't feel like running anymore.  Not too bad for a self-sabotaged run though.

Broke in a new pair of A5's.  Love that shoe.  This meant I could retire my A4's finally, after 3 years and ~700 miles on them.

43F, fog/mist.  8:40s and 8:50s...typical Monday run.

32F, 7:30 AP.  Did not see another soul out on the trail.  Had my legs back though, so I'm ready for some 3k-paced stuff tomorrow.  Well, at least as ready as one can get for that kind of torture...

35F.  Today was 5 x 800m @ 3k pace, 90 sec rest down at the track.  I was much improved from last time, partially because I actually looked up what 3k pace should be (was going too slow before).  Either way, I was definitely in better shape today.  Reps were 2:48, 2:49, 2:48, 2:48, 2:43.  A few weeks ago they were mostly 2:52.

I am throwing away these mizunos though.  They'd eaten up my heel in the past and I thought I'd corrected it (with scissors) but I could already see the blood soaking through my sock after the 2nd rep.  So I got 700 miles out of my Saucony flats and about 20 from these pieces of crap.  I only did 1 lap cooldown at the end to minimize the damage.

39F, 7:58 AP.

46F, 7:34 AP.  Short sleeve kind of morning.  Stride actually felt kinda choppy and inefficient today but got in the miles.  Gotta start bringing that mileage up (and actually do it rather than talking about how I need to do it).