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Easy does it.

It was hot (90+ degrees) when I headed out for this run.  I'd been lazy all week so I needed to get something solid (if unspectacular) on the books, and I was able to do just that.  Warm up then 4 x 800 meters (3:15, 3:09, 3:03, 3:06), with 2 minutes rest between each one.  I wanted to do 8 x 800s, but didn't have the mental energy to keep going that long.  As such I decided to add 1 x 1600 meters so that I'd at least reach 75% of my original goal.  I was pleasantly surprised to run 6:05 for that last mile before a cool down back to the house.

Didn't get going until around 8am by which point it was heading into the high 70s and high humidity.  However, I knew I needed to get a long run in.  This run also saw the return of James running with a camelbak.  I feel like I've got too used to extended water stops which has hurt my race times.  As such I'll try to do a few runs without stopping.  I could feel a fair amount of rust during my run.  However, I'm heading back in the right direction.  8:15 average pace.  Not earth shattering, but the "real feel" temperature was over 90 degrees by the time I finished.