I ran out on the Pittman wash this morning. My legs felt very stiff as I started the run, which is normal for me, as they seem to feel this way just about every morning. After a couple miles my legs seemed to wake up, and the rest of the run was good. I didn't want to run hard today, but I didn't want to go completely without speedwork until Saturday, when I am running a hard tempo/time trial of sorts, so I ran a moderate paced 200 (slight uphill and into a mild headwind) in 44 seconds about 4 miles into the run, and during the second half of the run I ran 4 x 200 (distance estimated for the first 2 repeats) in 30s, 30s, 32s (high), and 32s. The first 2 repeats had a mild downhill and tailwind, so I do not doubt that I ran a full 200m. The last 2 repeats were both into a headwind as I had changed directions slightly, with the wind affecting me less during the last repeat. The third repeat was also on a mild downhill, but the fourth repeat had a mild uphill grade. Recovery was 1:50, and 1:53 after the first 2 repeats, and about 2:30ish after the third. Later on as I got closer to home I realized that I had run a total of 5 x 200 for the day (counting the moderate 200 early on) and I wanted to even the distance up, so I ran a sixth 200 (distance estimated) in 31s. I finished with a total of 13 miles in about 1:37:00 (not sure on the time, because I stopped for a second and accidentally didn't restart my watch just a couple minutes before I got home). PM: I ran 4 more miles easy in 31:41
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