5.1 miles in 37:16.
I ran 1.5 miles hard in the middle of the run in 8:36ish. The goal was to run just slightly faster than 6:00 pace, but I got too excited and ended up pushing harder than I probably should have, as it was 86 degrees out and sunny with 62% humidity. I could tell that I was pushing too hard for the conditions when I started to feel like I wanted to slow down to a jog and I still had over a half mile left.
My legs felt kind of dead the last two miles to my house, which was not what I was shooting for. The goal for the fast section of the run was to run faster than normal but not have it be too taxing on my body as the short fast stuff recently has felt like like it has taken a toll on my recovery. Instead I feel like this workout may have had the opposite effect. Oh well, back to easy running for the rest of the week.
It is so much easier to train well when you are already in shape than it is to do so while getting back in shape after not running consistently for a few years.
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