PM- Big Workout. Figured I would be alone, but Cody surprised me by saying he was going to run in the afternoon. Weather was about 38 deg, slight breeze, slight drizzle the whole time- just enough so we didn't get too cold or wet- pretty good, actually. We did the North Logan hill loop. 5 mile warmup at 7 min pace, then 7 mile tinman tempo (goal of 6:15 pace).
Mile 1 is downhill, 2 is up, 3 is all gradual uphill, 4 is rolling, 5 is slight down, 6 and 7 are fairly downhill. Splits were 5:59, 6:29, 6:24, 6:12, 6:11, 5:54, 5:53. I didn't feel great the first 3 miles and pretty much ran 2-5 meters behind Cody (though the same pace). Felt better mile 4, then stopped for a potty break. I felt very good mile 5-7- didn't really feel too tired by the end. I wasn't watching the splits as we ran, but am pleased, especially with mile 6 (I never would have guessed it was that fast). 6:09 avg for the workout, faster than planned. Felt good, esp. the second half of the workout and esp. given my hard workout Tuesday. This is the first good week I have had this year in terms of workouts. If the long run on Saturday is decent, this will easily be the best week of the year so far. 2 miles cooldown- 14 miles, 1:33:35, 6:41 avg for the run. | 