10.2m@5:41 w/ a mix of MP and threshold mileage after a 2 mile warmup. Finished it off with an easy .2 CD. Splits:
6:39, 6:23 (up), 5:48 (up), 5:30, 5:27, 5:19, 5:27, 5:20, 5:16 (down), 5:27, 6:44 pace for .2. Tempo portion avg: 5:27, net loss 123 ft (avg 15 ft drop/mile)
Only stop during 1st mile and 5s at 3m into tempo for traffic.
Felt really good and pretty easy but I think it's a false sense of fitness. Taking about a week off for my calf has probably made my legs pretty fresh. I was really hoping for a better base and buildup going into PCHM and UVM but in the past couple months I've taken 5 weeks pretty much completely off: 2 for a sinus infection, 2 for a sore hip flexor, 1 for a sore calf. I just keep jumping back into it, over eager to get my mileage and workouts up to where I want them. Even though I know better, it is so hard to be patient sometimes. I still think these races can be decent, but I'm not really sure I'll be seeing PR's at this point.
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