Afternoon, 70 laps at MAFC, with and without Jen. That after a morning highlighted by a sore back and a headache. Felt about 81, not 51. But better by the afternoon after a nap, and she wanted me to join her at the gym. So, as usual, I got there early and got a couple of miles in before she arrived. She was having a running text battle with her mom for the whole workout. Then she shut down to go try a water aerobics class, and I headed home to rest up for... Speed work at Southside. Having decided to enter the 5K in Russellville Saturday morning, thought now would be a good time to actually try to run fast. Plan was for 5 X 800 at 5K pace. I actually got to goal 5k pace on the last rep, so guess I didn't over do it. With warm/cool, including some extra jogging with Rose and Mary Jo, wound up with a good 6-mile workout. Temp was about 45, no wind, a little chilly for singlet and shorts but certainly overheating was not going to be an issue. No idea what that means for Saturday; I guess I'll try to go out in the low 7 range, try to accelerate after I get a bit warmed up, and then try to hold on.
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