Did the Free Ferry/Old Greenwood/SHS/Valley Road loop at dawn. It felt like I was trying to breathe molasses, and I'd be lying if I said I ran every step of the way, but I maintained a 10:00 average. Well, that's not true either; I ran the last 2.5 considerably faster to get DOWN to a sub-10 average. But I got it done. Now off to work. I'm definitely awake now, but focus may be another issue. And I got in 50 miles since Sunday, including most of a work week.
Late morning addendum: With all the indoor running I've been doing, my hill fitness apparently has gone away, because those hills today kicked me hard. Guess I need to start playing with the incline button on the 'mill some.
Probably take that RD tomorrow in preparation for a massive indoor LR on Monday, maybe 16. Doing 212 laps does not sound appealing, but getting up at 5:30 to run for 2.5 hours in this soup doesn't sound good either. At least I can put water/Gatorade bottles by the track and grab them as I go by. Might be a good time to incorporate the cooler into my LR regimen. | 