Aaahh, nice to see some miles back! Met Chad and Paul for a good morning run - okay, I used them, I'll admit it. I knew the pace would be fast, that I'd keep up and that if I was meeting someone I'd actually get out of bed. But, don't we all use each other this way? I hope the answer is yes! 7 mile loop from Chad's house UP to my house then a beautiful 3 mile descent back down...awesome! I love not having to run uphill home. It did feel kind of weird running by my house, but driving to the run. Oh well, it was worth the downhill finish and the 20 min extra sleep to not run down there. The most exciting thing on the run was the mouse that tried to attack me and eat me. He ran out into the road right by me - I screamed like a girl (yes, at 5AM) and it kept running next to me and trying to cut in front of me. GET AWAY! It finally dropped back...Chad and Paul were just laughing at me. Yes, I'm a girl. AP: 7:57 splits: 8:29; 8:22; 8:18; 8:33; 7:24; 7:23; 7:16; 7:22 (last .15) - the 100+ft/mile uphill was the first 4 miles and honestly I'm darn proud of those splits for my uphill times! I don't always keep a good pace uphill, but those ones make me happy! Then the three downhill...well, after you've put so much effort into running the uphill, it is hard not to give at least 80% of that effort and run fast downhill. Again, I just felt good!
Quickly went home, showered and went to a doc appt with hubby at 7AM, then home and got kids off to school then back into gym clothes and off to the rec center. So, I'm calling this my AM and PM workout :) a 3 hour break is good enough to do that, right? 6 miles on the TM - 8:06, 8:06, 8:00, 8:00, 7:53, 7:48 pace until the last .3, then went progressive to finish at 6:58 for the last .10. TT: 47:50, AP: 7:58 Nice MP tempo for 13.15 miles, just a little broken up. Felt good though, and even on the TM I was talking to my neighbor and laughing. This is a good sign - especially since I was at a 1% incline (okay, so I dropped it down to .5 the last 3 miles). Masters Swim. Got there late (started the run later than normal due to normal kid issues) so I only had 30 min to swim - I think I did 1200 yds...with some chatting involved :) did my timed 200 at the end of class in 3:35. Which isn't my best, but for the end of a hard workout...I won't complain! I used to do 3:45-4:00 on my speed trials, so I'll take it!
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