My Dad and I have decided to run the "BrickFest 5K" taking place in my parents' hometown of Malvern, Arkansas on Saturday, June 25 at 7:30am. As such, having done very little serious speedwork over the course of the last 6 weeks, today's workout was designed as a 5K tune-up.
Downtown Little Rock, 93 degrees:
After 3 Miles at 6:52 (MP), I picked up the pace for 2 Miles at 6:23 (Tempo), followed by 1 Mile Easy before heading back to my building'g gym for some water.
JP Fitness, Metropolitan Tower, Little Rock:
After dripping sweat all over the elevator and grabbing a couple swigs of water, I ran 4 Miles Easy on the treadmill set to 1.0 incline, and closed out the early afternoon workout with a half-mile at 5:46 (target 5K pace, though maybe not Saturday).
Ideally, I would have liked to run the 2 outside, tempo miles a little faster than 6:23, i.e., a little closer to 5K pace, but it was hot and hilly, and I just didn't have much in the tank. Hopefully, a total rest day on Friday will pay dividends.
10.5 Miles Total, 3 Miles at MP, 2 Miles at TP, and 0.5 Mile at 5KP.
Wesley | 