Went to the rec and did a 3.5ish mile tempo run sandwiched between a 2.1 mile warm up and a 2 mile cool down. For once in my life (literally) I enjoyed this tempo run! My splits were awesome, way faster than my usual 6:55-7 tempo pace. I hit 6:50 in the first mile, and then my 2nd and 3rd miles together were 13:10 or so, (6:35/mile) so I even negative split today! Hit the 5k just under 21, which made me really happy because I didn't even do that going all out in a few of my first races during XC season. Granted the rec terrain is very flat. But anyways, I finished it out at 23:10. I felt really strong the whole time and I had a good mentality about it today. I am hanging out with Tori and Taylor for the day but if I can find some time I hope I can get a little more mileage in later today!
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