After a night off for Domestic Turmoil, The Sequel, back on the road tonight. Decided to do speedwork the no-muss no-fuss no-thought way: Fartlek. Warmed up for a mile and a half then started doing surges intended to be about two minutes. Worked pretty well. Ended up doing six surges totaling 1.75 miles, all in the low 7 or high 6-minute ranges, somewhere around where I hope my 5K pace gets to eventually. Totalled 7-plus miles in an hour-2. Good run. Feel like I'm getting some speed back, not in time for my 4.75K on Saturday, although that could be basically considered a hilly tempo run. About to decide to do the Bentonville Half, if I can scrounge up the entry fee in between fixing the truck. Good thing I'm getting a tax refund (and even better that that annual hassle is done, along with the FAFSA for T's financial aid). I'll decide about Hogeye probably after Bentonville. Maybe the full, maybe the half, maybe the 5K, maybe nothing. | 